Normative foundations of the welfare state [[electronic resource] ] : the Nordic experience / / edited by Nanna Kildal and Stein Kuhnle

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (588 p.)
• Disciplina: 361.948
• Soggetto topico: Welfare state - Scandinavia
• Classificazione: 71.80; 83.54
• Altri autori: KildalNanna KuhnleStein
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Roudedge/EUI studies in the political economy of welfare; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Preface; 1 Introduction; Norms, values, motives; Normative and positive research; The conception of a Nordic (welfare) model; Themes and structure of the book; References; Part I Normative foundations; 2 The Nordic welfare model and the idea of universalism1; Introduction; What is universalism?; Membership; Allocation; Universal welfare-when?; Why universal welfare?; Arguments supporting universalism; Community-building; Risk exposure; Human dignity; Economic and bureaucratic efficiency ; A social democratic mythUniversalism: a vision, a compromise or an overlapping consensus?; Structural and contextual factors conducive to Nordic universalism; Welfare reforms of the 1990s: quo vadis universalism?; Concluding remarks; Notes; References; 3 The normative foundations of the Scandinavian welfare states in historical perspective; Introduction: the concepts of folk and folkhemmet; Three dimensions of 'folk'; The farmer figure: equality and freedom; The religious dimension: community without holism; 'Bildning'/'dannelse' as instruments of self-realization; Notes; References ; 4 The origin, development, consolidation and transformation of the Danish welfare stateIntroduction; The normative foundations of the Danish welfare state; Concepts and frameworks; The onset of the Danish welfare state; The idea of a 'welfare society': the alliance between the Social Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party 1905-1947; The welfare society as a means against communism 1947-1970s; Today; Conclusion; Notes; References; 5 Nordic social politics in the late twentieth century; Introduction; Analytical and methodological considerations ; Nordic welfare state development in the late twentieth centuryDenmark; Finland; Norway; Sweden; Nordic reform agendas in the late twentieth century; Acknowledgements; Notes; References; Part II Normative tensions; 6 The women-friendly welfare states revisited1; Introduction; The normative foundation of the women-friendly welfare state; Gender equality in mainstream welfare state research; Feminist visions of gender equality; 1 The universal breadwinner model; 2 The caregiver-parity model; 3 The universal caregiver model; Globalization, welfare state restructuring and gender equality; Note ; References7 Universalism in the age of workfare; Introduction; The questionnaire; A survey of the results; Negative Income Tax (NIT); Basic Income (BI); 'Participation Income' (PI); Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC); 'More stringent conditions'; 'Third-sector employment'; 'Responsible for unemployment'; 'Level of BI'; Explaining attitudes towards basic income; Why does a basic income thrill the Finns more than the Swedes?; Note; References; 8 Universalism under re-construction; Introduction; From punishment to persuasion; Coercion questioned ; The sobriety ideal questioned-changes in drug treatment
• Sommario/riassunto: This is a sharp analysis of the unique Nordic welfare system with urgent lessons for governments and societies across the globe. Welfare programs and institutions tend to be analyzed as instrumental arrangements, overlooking the fact that welfare programs are essentially expressions of moral conceptions and values. This book recognises this distinction and offers analyses, perspectives and interpretations of the normative foundation of the 'Nordic welfare state model'.These authors examine the main normative principles in this model, exploring their origins and the relationship between
• Titolo autorizzato: Normative foundations of the welfare state
• ISBN: 1-134-27283-9; 1-281-15795-3; 9786611157951; 0-203-69524-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910785087803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge/EUI studies in the political economy of welfare ; ; 7.