What happens to extensive and generous welfare states when they are
faced with serious economic crisis and the effects of
globalization? This thorough analysis of the processes of social
policy restructuring in two Nordic welfare states endeavours to
answer this and other questions related to their survival in a
world of intensifying global competition. Virpi Timonen
investigates both the changes that have taken place in central
social policies in the areas of pensions, unemployment policies,
social and health services, and the political and structural
reasons for the pattern of policy change that emerged. A critical
evaluation of the roles of globalization, political mechanisms and
power relationships in shaping these social policies in Finland and
Sweden is also featured. Welfare state specialists and those
seeking to understand welfare states as a central constituent of
politics in Nordic countries will find Restructuring the Welfare
State to be of great interest. The book will also appeal to
academics and researchers in the fields of social policy and
comparative politics, as well as public and social policy analysts
in international organizations such as the OECD and the World Bank.
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