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https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/18653| Title: | Kansalaisten oikeuksien ja vakaan julkisen talouden yhteensovittaminen: Pohjoismaiden tapaus | English Title: | Reconciling Citizens' Entitlements and Sound Public Finance: the Nordic Case | Contributor(s): | Walsh, Adrian J (author) |
Publication Date: | 2014 | Open Access: | Yes | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/18653 | Open Access Link: | http://ojs.tsv.fi/index.php/tt/article/view/41564 |
Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Tieteessa Tapahtuu, 32(3), p. 37-39 | Publisher: | Tieteellisten Seurain Valtuuskunta [Federation of Finnish Learned Societies] | Place of Publication: | Finland | ISSN: | 1239-6540 0781-7916 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 220319 Social Philosophy 160510 Public Policy 160609 Political Theory and Political Philosophy |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 500321 Social and political philosophy 440709 Public policy 440811 Political theory and political philosophy |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 950407 Social Ethics 970122 Expanding Knowledge in Philosophy and Religious Studies 950402 Business Ethics |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 130304 Social ethics 280119 Expanding knowledge in philosophy and religious studies 130302 Business ethics |
HERDC Category Description: | C3 Non-Refereed Article in a Professional Journal | English Abstract: | In the English speaking world the economic model of the Nordic countries that combines economic efficiency and growth with a peaceful labour market, a fair distribution of income and social cohesion is often regarded as an enigmatic puzzle. In the Nordic world there remains a commitment to providing a safety net, whilst at the same time being open to globalization and a market economy. Yet many outsiders wonder how these economies prosper when they have weak economic incentives due to high taxation, generous social security systems and a relatively egalitarian distribution of income. The suggestion by some advocates of the Nordic model is that such security assists in making the Nordic countries more competitive. This has an air of paradox about it, for many in the English-speaking world since there it is assumed that people are largely self-interested and will only be motivated to act (and to produce), if the strongest financial incentives possible are available to them. Given that the Nordic model relies in part on high levels of taxation, there is also a necessity in the Nordic world for citizens to be motivated, at least partly, by the common good. In this paper I explore recent challenges (both practical and intellectual) to this model and how those challenges might plausibly be met. |
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