Northern Lights
The Positive Policy Example of Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Norway
- Paperback
205 pages
- Release Date
1 November 2014
Summary
The nations of Scandinavia and Finland, or Nordic Europe, continue to provide living proof that economic prosperity can be combined with social equality and environmental responsibility. This book, written from an Australian perspective, explores previous outside policy interest in the Nordic nations and outlines some lessons which the Englishspeaking world, in particular, can learn now from the achievements of the four main Nordic European nations. In terms of income distribution these count…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781921867927 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1921867922 |
| Author: | Andrew Scott |
| Publisher: | Monash University Publishing |
| Imprint: | Monash University Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 205 |
| Release Date: | 1 November 2014 |
| Weight: | 300g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm |
| Series: | Public Policy |
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The “magic of the markets” philosophy that has failed so miserably wherever it has been tried is not the only option open to us. Northern Lights tells us how the Nordic nations have adopted people-focused and economically sustainable ways of operating.
– Professor Peter Doherty, winner of the Nobel Prize for MedicineAbout The Author
Andrew Scott
Dr Andrew Scott is Associate Professor in Politics and Policy at Deakin University, Melbourne. He is the author of four previous books and numerous book chapters and articles on aspects of politics, policy and history, frequently involving international comparisons. For several years Andrew has been researching Englishspeaking nations’ past interest in – and lessons they can learn from – the policy achievements of the Nordic European nations.
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