The Nordic welfare model is undergoing a fundamental transformation. Using Denmark we
show how a universal welfare state model is gradually being transformed into an emergent …

Describes developments in healthcare systems over nearly four decades. Combining cross-
sectional studies on healthcare financing, provision and policy values with in-depth country …

This article discusses the meaning of “welfare”. It asks whether or not it is solely to be
understood in monetary terms or whether it is necessary to include non-monetary aspects …

The welfare state is still very much central in people's everyday lives. The welfare state is at
the same time contested and debated, and has often been argued to be in a crisis not only in …

Austerity measures on services provision, introduced due to recent economic crises, have
stimulated the search for innovative welfare solutions, including options that are not directly …

The greatest myth of modern times is the suggestion that capitalism and corporations do
better with less government. The global economic crisis has certainly put paid to this idea …

Welfare state theories tend to use concepts of clustering for defining the affiliation of national
social security systems to overarching worlds of welfare. A closer look at the transformation …

The inception of the so-called Tripartite Agreement on a More Inclusive Working Life (the IW
Agreement) in 2001 marks a shift in Norwegian welfare and labour market policy. This has …

Following the seminal work of Richard Titmuss, who coined the term occupational welfare
(OW) 60 years ago, the article approaches OW provision in Europe today. We first define OW …

The article provides an assessment to what extent reforms of occupational pensions (OP)
have fostered a “risk shift” or increased social protection dualism across countries. The …