Changing Social Risks and Social Policy Responses in the Nordic Welfare States

Harsløf, Ivan (Editor)/ Ulmestig, Rickard (Editor)

ISBN 10: 1137267186 / ISBN 13: 9781137267184

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2013

About this Item

2013 edition. 320 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Changing Social Risks and Social Policy Responses in the Nordic Welfare States
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1137267186
• ISBN 13: 9781137267184
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.59 kilograms

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Synopsis

The Nordic welfare states have found themselves in the firing line of post-industrial developments, resulting in fundamental changes and new social needs to attend to. This book explores responses to changing social risks across areas such as structural unemployment, entrepreneurship, immigration, single parenthood, education and health.

About the Author

Synøve Nygaard Andersen, Statistics Norway, Norway Malcolm P. Cutchin, University of North Carolina, US Uffe Enokson, Linnaeus University, Sweden Ariana Guilherme Fernandes, University of Gothenburg, Sweden Mia Hakovirta, University of Turku, Finland Susan Kuivalainen, National Institute for Health and Welfare in Helsinki, Finland Christian Albrekt Larsen, Aalborg University, Denmark Kristian Larsen, Oslo and Akershus University College, Norway Alexandru Panican, Lund University, Sweden Minna Rantalaiho, Social Worker, Finland Iver Hornemann Møller, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark Simone Scarpa, University of Milan-Bicocca, Italy