02676nam 2200517 450 991082384480332120230126220712.01-78920-125-X10.1515/9781789201253(CKB)4100000007320891(MiAaPQ)EBC5520151(DE-B1597)636218(DE-B1597)9781789201253(EXLCZ)99410000000732089120190117d2019 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe changing meanings of the welfare state histories of a key concept in the Nordic countries /edited by Nils EdlingNew York ;Oxford :Berghahn,2019.1 online resource (351 pages)1-78920-124-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Multiple welfare states : histories of a keyword / Nils Edling -- The languages of welfare in Sweden / Nils Edling -- The concept "welfare state" in Danish public and political debates / Jorn Henrik Petersen and Klaus Petersen -- The winding road of the Norwegian "welfare state" / Per Haave -- The conceptual history of welfare state in Finland / Pauli Kettunen -- The evolving concept of the welfare state in Icelandic politics / Gumundur Jonsson -- Conclusion / Nils Edling -- Index.In discussions of economics, governance, and society in the Nordic countries, “the welfare state” is a well-worn analytical concept. However, there has been much less scholarly energy devoted to historicizing this idea beyond its postwar emergence. In this volume, specialists from Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Iceland chronicle the historical trajectory of “the welfare state,” tracing the variable ways in which it has been interpreted, valued, and challenged over time. Each case study generates valuable historical insights into not only the history of Northern Europe, but also the welfare state itself as both a phenomenon and a concept.Welfare stateScandinaviaScandinaviaSocial conditionsScandinaviaSocial policyNordic Countries.Nordic History.Nordic Model.Northern Europe.Social Democracy.The Welfare State.Welfare state361.650948Edling NilsMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910823844803321The changing meanings of the welfare state3968218UNINA