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Book SynopsisA comprehensive analysis of the political economy of the five Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden). It emphasizes the variety of experiences within the Nordic realm, from the dramatic collapse of Iceland's economy as the financial bubble burst in 2008 to the full-employment oil-economy of Norway.
Table of ContentsEDITORIAL BOARD. List of Contributors. Introduction: The Nordic Varieties of Capitalism. Icelandic Capitalism – From Statism to Neoliberalism and Financial Collapse. The Finnish Model of Economic and Social Policy – From Cold War Primitive Accumulation to Generational Conflicts?. From the Edge of the Abyss to Bonanza – and Beyond. Danish Economy and Economic Policies 1980–2011. The Integration of the Norwegian Oil Economy into the World Economy. Under the Influence of Traumatic Events, New Ideas, Economic Experts and the Ict Revolution – The Economic Policy and Macroeconomic Performance of Sweden in the 1990s and 2000s. Nordic Collective Agreements – A Continuous Institution in a Changing Economic Environment. Nordic Political Economy After Financial Deregulation: Banking Crises, Economic Experts, and the Role of Neoliberalism. The Nordic Varieties of Capitalism. Comparative social research. Comparative social research. Copyright page.
