Written from an Australian perspective, this book explores previous outside policy interest in the Nordic nations and shows the lessons which the English-speaking world, in particular, can learn from the achievements of the four main Nordic European nations

Multiple welfare states : histories of a keyword / Nils Edling -- The languages of welfare in Sweden / Nils Edling -- The concept "welfare state" in Danish public and political debates / Jorn Henrik Petersen and Klaus Petersen -- The winding road of the Norwegian "welfare state" / Per Haave --...

The performance of the Danish economy in the 1990s has been successful to the extent that scholars are talking about a "Danish miracle". The importance of government policies to Denmark's economic success is taken as a point of departure in investigating why Danish governments have been able to...

The North Atlantic (NORA) region is a transnational area comprising the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, and the coastal counties of Norway. These territories are linked by shared characteristics and challenges, as well as by historical, institutional and cultural links. Improving...