Table of Contents

Figures
Tables
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Preface: Scandinavia in the Age of Globalization
Understanding Scandinavian Politics
Still the Social Laboratory?
The Perils of Success
Scandinavian Democracy Today
Is There a Scandinavian Democratic Model?
Institutions of Democracy
Political Actors: Parties, Voters, Interest Groups
Scandinavian Welfare States
The Politics of Solidarity
Policy in an Interdependent World
The Social Welfare State
Managing the Market Economy
From Industrial Conflict to Workplace Democracy
The Model Appraised
Scandinavian Welfare States and Their Critics

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Einhorn and Logue analyze the political, economic, and social challenges facing the industrial democracies of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

About the Author

Eric S.Einhorn is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. John Logue is Professor of Political Science at Kent State University.

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?[M]odern Welfare States is an excellent example of how to do work in our field and will remain relevant for many generations of scholars seeking to understand politics in Scandinavia.?-Scandinavian Studies

"ÝM¨odern Welfare States is an excellent example of how to do work in our field and will remain relevant for many generations of scholars seeking to understand politics in Scandinavia."-Scandinavian Studies

"[M]odern Welfare States is an excellent example of how to do work in our field and will remain relevant for many generations of scholars seeking to understand politics in Scandinavia."-Scandinavian Studies