Sectors, agents and rationale: A study of the Scandinavian welfare states with special reference to the welfare society model

Acta Sociologica

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 141-157

  Lin, Ka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Private public interplay; Scandinavia; Sectoral relation; Social policy; Welfare regime; Welfare society

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042647148     PISSN: 00016993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0001699304043852     Document Type: Review

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