This volume examines the relationship between Nordic social policy and economic development from a comparative perspective. It identifies the driving forces behind the development of the Nordic welfare model and the problems and dilemmas the model is facing at present. The book also traces the...

In response to the largely closed-economy assumptions of most cross-national work on economic policy-making, Open States in the Global Economy offers an outside-in framework for analyzing the way in which national economic sovereignty is affected by globalization. This framework is then applied...

Norwegian deregulation was, together with the British, a pioneer forerunner in the restructuring of European electricity industry. The Norwegian and British model both had their distinct features: the British was based on privatisation, structural change and gradual opening up of the market. The...

This anthology aims to explain why some Nordic shipping companies became world leaders while others failed to respond effectively to the challenges and opportunities of globalization. The authors analyse political and institutional patterns alongside the various corporate responses to the many...

- Preface - Foreword - Executive summary - List of acronyms and abbreviations - Assessing the links between business dynamics and policy settings - Employment growth of establishments in the Brazilian economy: Results by age and size groups - The role of mergers and acquisitions in employment...

Intro -- Contents -- Summary -- Background and aim -- Pathways of exported textiles -- A dynamic market -- Tight margins lead to efficient use -- Significant global environmental benefits -- Local environmental impacts -- Job creation -- The potential of codes of conduct -- Impacts on domestic...

Drawing on literature such as the industrious revolution and consumer revolution, this book is a thorough study of the economic and structural changes taking place in the Norwegian economy prior to the Industrial revolution.