Ideals Lost? Current Trends in Scandinavian Welfare Policies On Ageing

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Scandinavia has developed a wider definition of welfare policy, and a more active state involvement, than in probably any of the other western nations. Are the values underlying the Scandinavian model now under stress? Is Scandinavia changing, and now converting to other ideals? Are the Scandinavian states becoming less ambitious? Is Scandinavia becoming less committed to universality, and increasingly characterized by distribution according to contribution (social insurance) and more strict need assessments (residuality)? Are benefit levels becoming less generous, and are the Scandinavian populations themselves growing less committed to their welfare states? These questions are discussed in the context of current trends in welfare policies towards older people in the four major Nordic countries.

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