Nordic Social Policy

Taylor & Francis

Provides new insights into the evolution of welfare state measures and generally assesses the peoples health in Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark. > \nBy 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. \n This comparative work includes chapters on\n *the changed preconditions of welfare policies\n *changes in the welfare measures\n *developments in the welfare of the people\n *developments in public support for the welfare states. > 1 Introduction: the Nordic welfare states in the 1990s 2 Economic problems, welfare convergence and political instability 3 Changes in age structure, family stability and dependency 4 Cuts in and reform of the Nordic cash benefit systems 5 Universal public social care and health services? 6 Activation policies in the Nordic countries 7 Changes in the .