Nordic historians have asserted for a long time that in the Nordic countries only few people, if any, perceived increased threats of war prior to the World War II outbreak. This would explain, and possibly excuse, why their governments did not mobilize their armies until it was too late. This...

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 --...

This paper addresses the role of independent insurance intermediaries in markets where matching is important. A controversial matter in the discussion concerning insurance intermediation is the issue of compensation customs and how the latter affect prices, rents and advice quality in insurance...