Welfare State and Constitutionalism: Nordic Perspectives

Interpretation and Authority in State Constitutionalism

Perspectives for Nordic Companies

The Social Democrats and the Norwegian welfare state: some perspectives.

An assertion that occurs in public debate with varying emphasis and at irregular intervals is that the Norwegian welfare state is a product of the policy of the Norwegian Social Democratic Party. Such an assertion has a certain relevance, but it must be considered in the light of the time-span within which one places the establishment and moulding of the welfare state. A perspective of 50 years...

Are there differences in birth weight between neighbourhoods in a Nordic welfare state?

BACKGROUND The objective of this cohort study was to examine the effect on birth weight of living in a disadvantaged neighbourhood in a Nordic welfare state. Birth weight is a health indicator known to be sensitive to political and welfare state conditions. No former studies on urban neighbourhood differences regarding mean birth weight have been carried out in a Nordic country. METHODS A reg...

Denmark a Nordic Welfare State – Are the Active Labour Market Policy Withering Away?

Denmark has been portrayed as a country with a focus on full employment, gender equality and high level of participation on the labour market. It has historically further been built upon consensus and class-compromises and known for flexi-curity. The active labour market policy has focused on how to ensure not only a work-first approach, but that a constant upgrading of qualifications would gua...