A history of groundbreaking social innovation

Anne Vorre Hansen, Clara Dawe and Anders Folmer Buhelt

Chapter 3 in The Power of Collective Action, 2026, pp 41-61 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: In this chapter, we revisit Danish history to remind us that our capacity for social innovation has been key to the development of the Danish societal model. We use the core dimensions of social innovation as a prism to look at the development of three societal solutions: health insurance, non-profit housing, and public schools. We show how they have arisen when citizens have come together to find answers to societal problems and how the state played a crucial role through investment and regulation.

Keywords: Danish Welfare mModel; Health Insurance; Non-profit Housing; Public School; Thyboron Wind Turbine Guild (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
ISBN: 9781049419671
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