Learning from the Nordic Welfare Model : what and how?

• Main Author: Xiong, Jieru
• Other Authors: EU Centre in Singapore
• Format: Working Paper
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/104037; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/19393
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper posits that the Nordic countries were able to ensure good standards of equality for its citizens, while at the same time maintaining decent levels of economic growth. This can be attributed to the Nordic countries’ more holistic approach towards social spending and their focus on upliftin...