Re-activating the Nordic welfare states: Do we find a distinct universalistic model?

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

Volumn 27, Issue , 2007, Pages 334-346

  Johansson, Håkan ^a   Hvinden, Bjørn ^b  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NORWEGIAN SOCIAL RESEARCH NOVA   (Norway)

Author keywords

Employment; Governance; Scandinavia

Indexed keywords

EID: 40449133901     PISSN: 0144333X     EISSN: 17586720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443330710773908     Document Type: Article

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