The welfare state in transition : reforming the Swedish model /
Once heralded in the 1950s and 1960s as a model welfare state, Sweden is now in transition and in trouble since its economic plunge in the early 1990s. This volume presents ten essays that examine Sweden's economic problems from a U.S. perspective. Exploring such diverse topics as income equali...
| Други автори: | Freeman, Richard B. 1943-, Topel, Robert H., Swedenborg, Birgitta, 1941- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
1997.
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| Серия: |
National Bureau of Economic Research conference report.
Conference report (National Bureau of Economic Research) |
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=228231 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Welfare state in transition. |
Съдържание:
- The Welfare State in Transition: Reforming the Swedish Model; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Generating Equality and Eliminating Poverty, the Swedish Way; 2. Public Employment, Taxes, and the Welfare State in Sweden; 3. Tax Policy in Sweden; 4. Wage Policy and Restructuring: The Swedish Labor Market since 1960; 5. The Effects of Sweden's Welfare State on Labor Supply Incentives; 6. An Evaluation of the Swedish Active Labor Market Policy: New and Received Wisdom; 7. Taxes and Subsidies in Swedish Unemployment.