By focusing on developments in the Nordic welfare states during the past decade, Nordic Social Policy provides new insights into the evolution of welfare state measures and generally assesses the peoples health in Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark.
This comparative work includes chapters on
*the changed preconditions of welfare policies
*changes in the welfare measures
*developments in the welfare of the people
*developments in public support for the welfare states.

Author: Matti Heikkila
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 06/10/1999
Pages: 324
Weight: 0.9lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.48w x 0.99d
ISBN: 9780415208765

About the Author
Mikko Kautto and Matti Heikkilä, National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health, Finland. Bjørn Hvinden, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway. Staffan Marklund, University of Umeå, Sweden. Niels Ploug, Centre for Welfare State Research, The Danish National Institute of Social Research. Denmark.