The Good Society
Christofferson, Henrik; Beyeler, Michelle; Eichenberger, Reiner; Nannestad, Peter; Paldam, Martin
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Description for The Good Society
Hardcover. Bringing together work from economists and political scientists, this volume offers empirical answers on how to achieve a good society, making it a highly relevant comparative study in political economy and welfare studies. Num Pages: 339 pages, 67 black & white illustrations, 47 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCP; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 642.
Denmark and Switzerland are small and successful countries with exceptionally content populations. However, they have very different political institutions and economic models. They have followed the general tendency in the West toward economic convergence, but both countries have managed to stay on top. They both have a strong liberal tradition, but otherwise their economic strategies are a welfare state model for Denmark and a safe haven model for Switzerland. The Danish welfare state is tax-based, while the expenditures for social welfare are insurance-based in Switzerland. The political institutions are a multiparty unicameral system in Denmark, and a permanent coalition system ... Read more
Denmark and Switzerland are small and successful countries with exceptionally content populations. However, they have very different political institutions and economic models. They have followed the general tendency in the West toward economic convergence, but both countries have managed to stay on top. They both have a strong liberal tradition, but otherwise their economic strategies are a welfare state model for Denmark and a safe haven model for Switzerland. The Danish welfare state is tax-based, while the expenditures for social welfare are insurance-based in Switzerland. The political institutions are a multiparty unicameral system in Denmark, and a permanent coalition system ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
327
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642372377
SKU
V9783642372377
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99-15
About Christofferson, Henrik; Beyeler, Michelle; Eichenberger, Reiner; Nannestad, Peter; Paldam, Martin
Henrik Christoffersen is an associate external Professor in economics at the University of Copenhagen and Director of research at the Copenhagen Center for Political Studies, Cepos. Michelle Beyeler is a senior researcher and lecturer at the Political Science Department of the Universities of Bern and Zurich. She is a political scientist and her research covers various topics such as ... Read more
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