Economic Performance in the Nordic World
A part of the series The Nordic World (3) , and the subject areas Social sciences and Economics
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The Nordic model rests on two pillars: the social safety net and the provision of services like education, childcare, and healthcare for all. It can also be characterized as an “employment model,” since its financial viability depends upon a high labor participation rate with very few working poor.
Economist Torben M. Andersen lays out the model’s structure and highlights factors important for understanding its economic performance. He then looks into specific policy areas based on Denmark’s experiences and addresses the challenges arising from new technologies and globalization.
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Karina Bell Ottosen
MSc in Information Science. Karina is responsible for the social sciences area, particularly the development of the series The Nordic World and Magtudredningen 2.0. She is our Foreign Rights manager and in charge of Aarhus Universitetforlag's international profile, including co-publishing with American and British university presses. Karina has a background as an editor at Gyldendal Academic and Forlaget Ajour.