Equality in the Nordic world
By most measures, the Nordic countries regularly rank among the best in terms of equality and business friendliness. Political scientist Carsten Jensen delves into what is exceptional about equality in the region, and outlines ?the four equalities? that set it apart: economic, inter-generational, gender, and health.00The four types of equality have their origins in unique political compromises made in the twentieth century. The resulting social market economies of these countries affect their g…
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- Full title :Equality in the Nordic world / Carsten Jensen.
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By most measures, the Nordic countries regularly rank among the best in terms of equality and business friendliness. Political scientist Carsten Jensen delves into what is exceptional about equality in the region, and outlines ?the four equalities? that set it apart: economic, inter-generational, gender, and health.00The four types of equality have their origins in unique political compromises made in the twentieth century. The resulting social market economies of these countries affect their growth and levels of equality even today.
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- Publication Date:©2021
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- Publisher(s):Aarhus University Press, The University of Wisconsin Press
- Place of Publication:Aarhus, Denmark
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2021
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- Description:96 pages : : illustrations ; : 21 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780299334147, 0299334147, 9788772193267, 8772193263
- oclc:on1240828863
- LC Classification:HN540.A8
- Dewey Decimal:306.0948
Table of Contents
Introduction -- Economic equality -- Gender equality -- Generational equality -- Combining equality and affluence -- The self-reinforcing nature of Nordic equality -- The art of compromise -- The deep historical roots of Nordic equality -- Challenges ahead -- Conclusion.
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