LEADER 04815oam 22007214a 450 001 9910457430703321 005 20211028114835.0 010 $a1-4473-0558-2 010 $a1-283-35064-5 010 $a9786613350640 010 $a1-84742-661-1 035 $a(CKB)2550000000063852 035 $a(EBL)801082 035 $a(OCoLC)767809386 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000633190 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11389687 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000633190 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10616655 035 $a(PQKB)11672772 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000084828 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC801082 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL801082 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10513570 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL335064 035 $a(OCoLC)779175885 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)musev2_80197 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000063852 100 $a20111219d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aChanging social equality$eThe Nordic welfare model in the 21st century /$fedited by Jon Kvist ... [et al.] 210 1$aBristol :$cPolicy Press,$d2012. 210 4$dİ2012. 215 $a1 online resource (225 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84742-659-X 311 $a1-84742-660-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCHANGING SOCIAL EQUALITY; Contents; List of tables and figures; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; 1. Changing social inequality and the Nordic welfare model; Introduction: inequality on the rise?; More than money: the Nordic welfare strand of welfare research; Aim of the book; Studying changes in social inequality; The Nordic welfare model and inequality; Welfare regimes and inequality; Pressures on the Nordic welfare model and inequality; Structure of the book; 2. Anti-immigration attitudes, support for redistribution and party choice in Europe; Introduction 327 $aXenophobia and redistributionAnti-solidarity hypothesis; Distraction hypothesis; Conclusion; Appendix: Parties included in European Social Survey coded as Left by country; 3. Do we all (dis)like the same welfare state? Configurations of public support for the welfare state in comparative perspective; Introduction; Theoretical background; Data, variables and methods; Results; Conclusion; Appendix; 4. Eroding minimum income protection in the Nordic countries? Reassessing the Nordic model of social assistance; Nordic social assistance; Data 327 $aThe generosity of social assistance and minimum income benefitsThe extent of social assistance and means-tested benefits; Poverty and redistribution; Conclusion; 5. Equality in the social service state: Nordic childcare models in comparative perspective; Introduction; Childcare and equality: making the links; Care for children in Nordic countries; Nordic childcare in comparative perspective; Meeting family care needs: are all measures equal?; Conclusion 327 $a6. Welfare state institutions, unemployment and poverty: comparative analysis of unemployment benefits and labour market participation in 15 European Union countriesIntroduction; Labour market and income: our research questions; Data and methods; Characteristics of the labour market: Nordic employment regime; Generosity of unemployment insurance: Nordic generosity for the low-income earners; Consequences of changes in labour market positions: visible regime patterns; Two-step approach: controlling for confounding variables blurs the regime boundaries 327 $aDiscussion: diminishing differences but still a model of its own7. Social inequalities in health: the Nordic welfare state in a comparative context; Introduction; Defining, measuring and explaining health inequalities1; Social determinants, welfare states and population health2; Nordic health inequalities in a European context; Welfare state change and health inequalities; Explaining Nordic health inequalities3; Conclusion; 8. Income inequality and poverty: do the Nordic countries still constitute a family of their own?; Introduction; Welfare regimes and poverty and inequality 327 $aPoverty, income and income inequality: definitions and measurements 330 $aTaking a comparative perspective, this book casts new light on the changing inequalities in Europe. 606 $aEquality 606 $aSocial policy 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aEquality. 615 0$aSocial policy. 676 $a361.650948 676 $a361.948 701 $aKvist$b Jon$0320830 712 02$aProQuest (Firm) 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910457430703321 996 $aChanging social equality$91994506 997 $aUNINA