LEADER 02685nam 2200565Ia 450 001 9910345141303321 005 20170921100250.0 010 $a1-282-26406-0 010 $a9786612264061 010 $a1-86189-461-9 035 $a(CKB)1000000000551795 035 $a(EBL)368655 035 $a(OCoLC)437236588 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000340993 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11241907 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000340993 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10388825 035 $a(PQKB)11785717 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC368655 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000551795 100 $a20071025d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Nordic model$b[electronic resource] $eScandinavia since 1945 /$fMary Hilson 210 $aLondon $cReaktion$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (236 p.) 225 1 $aContemporary worlds 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-86189-366-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 193-227) and index. 327 $aCover; Imprint page; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1: Consensual Democracies? The Nordic Political Model; 2: The Nordic Economies; 3: The Nordic Models of Welfare; 4: Between East and West? The Nordic Countries in International Relations; 5: Scandinavian Society: Equality, Ethnicity and Multiculturalism; Conclusion: Is There a Future for the Nordic Region?; Tables and Figures; References; Select Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Index 330 $aThe political structures of the Scandinavian nations have long stood as models for government and public policy. This comprehensive study examines how that "Nordic model" of government developed, as well as its far-reaching influence. Respected Scandinavian historian Mary Hilson surveys the political bureaucracies of the five Nordic countries-Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden-and traces their historical influences and the ways they have changed, individually and as a group, over time. The book investigates issues such as economic development, foreign policy, politics, go 410 0$aContemporary worlds. 606 $aConsensus (Social sciences)$zScandinavia 607 $aScandinavia$xPolitics and government$y1945- 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aConsensus (Social sciences) 676 $a320.94809045 676 $a320.94809045320.40948 700 $aHilson$b Mary$0913654 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910345141303321 996 $aThe Nordic model$92046896 997 $aUNINA