The Nordic model [[electronic resource] ] : Scandinavia since 1945 / / Mary Hilson

• Autore: Hilson Mary
• Pubblicazione: London, : Reaktion, 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (236 p.)
• Disciplina: 320.94809045; 320.94809045320.40948
• Soggetto topico: Consensus (Social sciences) - Scandinavia
• Soggetto geografico: Scandinavia Politics and government 1945-
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-227) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; 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
• Sommario/riassunto: The 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The Nordic model
• ISBN: 1-282-26406-0; 9786612264061; 1-86189-461-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910345141303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Contemporary worlds.