Trust, Social Capital and the Scandinavian Welfare State

Gunnar L.H. Svendsen and Gert Svendsen

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Abstract: Denmark exemplifies the puzzle of socio-economic success in Scandinavia. Populations are thriving despite the world’s highest levels of tax and generous social benefits. Denmark would appear to be a land of paradise for free-riders and those who want ‘money for nothing’. However, the national personality is characterized both by cooperation in everyday life and the numerous ‘hard-riders’ who make extraordinary contributions. Applying Bourdieuconomics, the authors focus on contemporary case studies to explain how social capital and trust are used to counteract free-riding and enable the flight of the Scandinavian welfare state ‘bumblebee’.

Keywords: Economics and Finance; Politics and Public Policy Social Policy and Sociology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D6 I3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
ISBN: 9781848440647
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Introduction , pp 1-8

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Ch 2 Bourdieuconomics , pp 9-22

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Ch 3 Civil society: the use of social capital in two local communities , pp 23-55

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Ch 4 Civil society: multifunctional centers as facilitators of the use of social capital , pp 56-80

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Ch 5 Public sector: libraries as facilitators of the use of social capital , pp 81-95

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Ch 6 Private sector: using social capital in firms , pp 96-128

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Ch 7 Conclusion , pp 129-136

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