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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      December 2021
      December 2021
      ISBN:
      9781108667432
      9781108497312
      9781108739788
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108667432
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.392kg, 166 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.3kg, 166 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Socio-Legal Studies, Law, Politics and International Relations, Comparative Politics
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    Socio-Legal Studies, Law, Politics and International Relations, Comparative Politics
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    The Nordic Model was originally understood as a compromise between Western and Soviet systems. The Soviet Union has been gone for a generation, but the Nordic Model survives. Much of this has to do with the Model's change from an economic to a largely cultural model. In particular the Model has come to emphasize human (especially women's) rights; environmental consciousness; and cultural innovation. While these each contain an element of fantasy, they retain sufficient substance to provide encouragement to 'progressive' circles in the United States, United Kingdom, and other countries. Important in its own right, the Nordic Model provides a fascinating case study of the transmission of goods and ideas between different regions, and the ability of a small and out of the way region to maintain its own identity in a globalized world.

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    ‘This book offers a refreshing view of the Nordic countries from an Anglo-American outlook … the author deserves praise for presenting both the pros and cons of the Nordic Model … as a cultural appetizer and an introduction to Nordic values and aspirations, it is a valuable and enjoyable read.’

    Atle Midttun Source: Scandinavian Studies

    ‘Livingston makes a strong case for a broad Nordic Model …’

    Eric S. Einhorn Source: Utopian Studies

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