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. |
| Резюме: |
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 equalization and efficiency, welfare and tax policy, wage determination and unemployment, and international competitiveness and growth, they consider how Sweden's welfare state succeeded in eliminating poverty and became a role model for other countries. They then reflect on Sweden's past economic problems, su. |
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| Описание на библ. документ: |
A research report presented at a public conference held in Sweden in January 1995. |
| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (ix, 477 pages) : illustrations. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: |
0226261859 9780226261850 |