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- Enokson, Uffe, 1965-
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Working time policy change and new social risks
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Ingår i: Changing social risks and social policy responces in the nordic welfare states. - London : Palgrave Macmillan. - 9781349443338 - 9781137267191 ; , s. 75-91
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Problems of reconciling work and family life are highlighted as one of the new social risk factors that accompany the transition towards a post-industrial society (Bonoli 2007; see also Chapter 3 of this volume). Perrons has observed that work intensification, as well as job insecurity, creates tensions that may undermine family life (Perrons et al. 2005). According to Leisering and Leibfried (1999), dual-breadwinner families in particular are facing such problems. Even in Sweden, a Nordic welfare state characterized by a high proportion of dual-breadwinner families, a policy framework that would protect dual-breadwinner families from the time constraints imposed by a demanding working life has so far only been enacted to a limited extent (Furåker et al. 2007). This chapter shows that problems of work-family life balance are indeed present in the Nordic countries — and asks why the protection of employees, and in effect, families, through the regulation of working time, has ceased to be on the political agenda. The question is addressed by conducting a case study of working time regulations across different periods in Swedish modern history.
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- Harsløf, Ivan, et al.
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Changing population profiles and social risk structures in the Nordic countries
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Ingår i: Changing social risks and social policy responses in the Nordic welfare state. - Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan. - 9781137267184 - 1137267186 - 9781349443338 - 9781137267191 ; , s. 25-49
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- he purpose of this chapter is to provide a comparative backdrop on changing societal structures and risk profiles in the Nordic countries. The chapter is guided by two questions. Firstly, we ask to what extent labour market systems, household and ethnic demographic structures of Nordic populations have changed in the transition towards postindustrialism, with an emphasis on the most recent phase from the 1990s and onwards. Secondly, we ask to what extent it is reasonable to talk about a distinctive Nordic pattern in terms of the characteristics and distribution of new social risks in the population. These questions are addressed by offering an empirical account and discussion of changes in the socio-economic, household and ethnic composition of the population of the four major Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. To provide a basis for comparison we include, where possible, data from countries approximating the liberal, the employment-centred and the sub-protective welfare models — the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy, respectively (cf. Gallie & Paugam 2000).
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- Harslöf, Ivan, et al.
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Introduction : Changing social risks and social policy responses in the Nordic welfare states
- 2013
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Ingår i: Changing social risks and social policy responses in the nordic welfare states. - Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan. - 9781349443338 - 9781137267191 ; , s. 1-24
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Insuring its citizens against the misfortunes that may threaten their livelihood is the defining feature of the welfare state. The first social insurance schemes that emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries were instituted to protect people in cases of work accidents, sickness, unemployment, widowhood and old age (if it occurred). By instituting such schemes, the state acknowledged that individuals were exposed to social risks conditioned by societal structures that were beyond their control (Rothstein 1994).
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- Hornemann Möller, Iver
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A Liberalistic Handling of New Social Risks : Danish Experiences from Three Decades of Social Policy Reforms
- 2013
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Ingår i: Changing Social Risks and Social Policy Responses in the Nordic Welfare States. - Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan. - 9781349443338 - 9781137267191 ; , s. 245-265
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The welfare state can be regarded as ‘an expression of institutionalized solidarity’ (Stjernø 2004: 338). Indeed, institutionalized solidarity has been ascribed to the Nordic welfare states, whose origin and maturation have been strongly associated with Social Democratic ideology (Esping-Andersen 1990). Yet, recent decades have seen reforms that have made observers wonder if some of the Nordic countries are departing from the Social Democratic model. This chapter, using Denmark as a case, aims to discuss to what extent the handling of new social risks incorporated into social policy complies with the political ideology of liberalism.
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- Scarpa, Simone, 1976-
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New Geographically Differentiated Configurations of Social Risks: Labour Market Policy Developments in Sweden and Finland
- 2013
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Ingår i: Changing Social Risks and Social Policy Responses in the Nordic Welfare States. - London : Palgrave Macmillan. - 9781349443338 - 9781137267191 ; , s. 220-244
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In comparative social policy studies, Nordic welfare systems are grouped together as belonging to the same welfare model (e.g. Esping-Andersen & Korpi, 1987; Esping-Andersen, 1990; Kangas & Palme, 2005). Nordic welfare systems are known for providing allencompassing coverage of their social security systems. This coverage has traditionally included a combination of basic security and earning-related measures. In addition, the Nordic welfare systems have been characterized by the generosity of the benefits provided, by the high level of effectiveness of their income redistribution policies and by the large development of their social service infrastructures. Apart from a few exceptions (e.g. Saraceno, 2002; Lähteenmäki-Smith, 2005; Scarpa, 2009), comparative social policy studies have nevertheless also implicitly assumed that Nordic welfare systems display these ‘hallmarks’ in a geographically homogeneous manner and that, in these countries, regional variation of living conditions and also in the level of protection from social risks is minimal.
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- Ulmestig, Rickard, 1969-
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Fighting risks with risks : Self-employment and social protection in the Nordic welfare states
- 2013
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Ingår i: Changing Social Risks and Social Policy Responses in the Nordic Welfare States. - Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan. - 9781349443338 - 9781137267191 ; , s. 140-164
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Self-employment is often presented as a solution to the important issue of inclusion into the labour market for groups that find difficulties in being employed by others. Indeed, recent years have seen repeated calls by Nordic policy-makers for self-employment and entrepreneurship. However, promoting this form of employment is a delicate matter in the Nordic countries. In these countries, welfare systems have been based on the principle of lost wage income, while self-employed persons in need of protection have not been covered. This chapter explores how Nordic policy-makers through policy adaptations have tried to encourage people to enter into the risky position as self-employed. The chapter contextualizes these policy initiatives by discussing how promoting self-employment may also be regarded as a strategy for adapting labour markets to the need for flexibility imposed by the post-industrial economy.
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- Ulmestig, Rickard, 1969-, et al.
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Discussion : The take on, new social risks in the Nordic welfare states
- 2013
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Ingår i: Changing social risks and social policy responses in the nordic welfare states. - Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan. - 9781137267184 - 9781137267191 ; , s. 266-281
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Amidst the deep and interrelated global crises in finance and employment, the Nordic countries might look like heaven on earth. They could be regarded as such not only by individuals who are particularly vulnerable to the risks sparked by such crises but also by those belonging to the middle class. As recently asserted, one would opt for a Nordic country ‘[i]f you had to be reborn anywhere in the world as a person with average talents and income’ (The Economist 2013). In Europe alone, the Nordic type comprehensive welfare state has apparently fared the best in coping with the international recession while securing its population against social risks (see European Commission 2013). Certainly, recent years have seen policy-makers across Europe embracing policies originating from the Nordic countries such as ‘flexicurity’ (Schmid & Schömann 1999), activation (Knijn 2012: 28), gender polices (Haas & Rostgaard 2011: 192), child investment through public provision of child care (Lister 2009) and so on.
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