Changing social equality

The Nordic welfare model in the 21st century

Kvist, Jon, Fritzell, Johan

• Publisher: Policy Press
• Year: 2011
• Print ISBN:
  9781847426604
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9781847426611
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Social Policy
• Index: Politics & International Relations

The Nordic countries have been able to raise living standards and curb inequalities without compromising economic growth. But with social inequalities on the rise how do they fare when compared to countries with alternative welfare models, such as the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Germany? Taking a comparative perspective, this book casts new light on the changing inequalities in Europe. It will be invaluable for students and policy makers interested in European social policy and living conditions.

Table of contents

• Table 2.1: Linear regression: the dependent variable is support for equalisation of income differences
• Table 2.2: Percentage of the voters that jointly support redistribution and a restrictive immigration policy
• Table 2.3: Multilevel logistic regression: dependent variable is whether the respondent voted for a Left party
• Table A-2.1: Descriptive statistics
• Table A-2.2: Country-level data
• Table 3.1: Results from latent class regression
• Table 3.2: Time trends in levels of support for the welfare state (% of population that belongs to each attitudinal type)
• Table A-3.1: Model fit for different latent class models
• Table 5.1: Children in childcare, Nordic countries, percentage of different age groups, 2009
• Table 5.2: Forms of care: proportions receiving care, average hours in respective forms of care and FTE/100 children in the age group,a children 1-2 years (top panel 1) and 3-5 years (bottom panel), 2008b
• Table 5.3: Childcare systems, usage and outcomes
• Table A-5.1: Forms of care among children 1-2 years old by parents’ highest education in 2008 (coverage and for formal care also mean hours and FTE places per 100 children in the age group and change in FTE places per 100 children since 2006)
• Table A-5.2: Forms of care among children 3-5 years old by parents’ highest education in 2008 (coverage and for formal care also mean hours and FTE places per 100 children in the age group and change in FTE places per 100 children since 2006) (number o c
• Table 6.1: Characteristics of the employment systems in 15 European countries in the mid-1990s and late 2000s
• Table 6.2: Replacement rates in different income levels, 1995 and 2007, in 15 European countries (net benefit/net income, %)
• Table 6.3: Poverty rates for different labour market transitions (poverty in the destination year)
• Table 6.4: Correlations between unemployment protection generosity and poverty in different labour market status in the 1990s and 2000s
• Table 7.1: Infant mortality rates (IMRs) and life expectancy at birth for 30 countries and six welfare state regimes in 2003a
• Table 7.2: Summary findings of three welfare state studies of absolute and relative socioeconomic inequalities in self-reported health (bad/poor versus fair/good/very good)
• Table 8.1: Poverty rates of old and new risk groups in Europe in 2007 (%)
• Table 8.2: Poverty profiles of old and new risk groups in Europe in 2007 (%)
• Table 8.3: Poverty persistency, 2008a
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