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The Quest for a Divided Welfare State
- Sweden in the Era of Privatization
Engelsk Paperback
The Quest for a Divided Welfare State
- Sweden in the Era of Privatization
Engelsk Paperback

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This book deals with the quest for a divided welfare state in Sweden. The prime example is the rapid rise of private health insurance, which now constitutes a parallel system characterized by state subsidies for some and not for others. This functions as a kind of reverse means-testing, whereby primarily the upper classes get state support for new types of welfare consumption. Innovatively, Lapidus explains how such a parallel system requires not only direct and statutory state support but also indirect support, for example, from infrastructure built for the public health system. He goes on to examine how semi-private welfare funding is dependent on private provision and how the so-called ''hidden welfare state'' gradually erodes the visible and former universal welfare state model, in direct contrast to its own stated goals. 

Who benefits from privatized welfare? How are the privatization of delivery and the privatization of funding linked? How does this impact public willingness to pay tax? All of these questions and more are discussed in this accessible volume.

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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
244
ISBN-13:
9783030247867
Indbinding:
Paperback
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ISBN-10:
3030247864
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Udg. Dato:
18 sep 2020
Længde:
0mm
Bredde:
148mm
Højde:
210mm
Forlag:
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Oplagsdato:
18 sep 2020
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