Overview
This study explores the impacts of neoliberal politics and ideology on the status of care work in Nordic countries. Academic experts explore understandings of the care crisis, address the consequences for gender equality and the long-term sustainability of the Nordic welfare states. In this insightful collection, academic experts consider the impact of neoliberal policies and ideology on the status of care work in Nordic countries. With new research perspectives and empirical analyses, it assesses challenges for care work including technologies, management and policy making. Arguing that there is a care crisis even in the supposedly feminist Nordic 'Nirvana', this book explores understandings of the care crisis, the serious consequences for gender equality and the hitherto neglected effects on the long-term sustainability of the Nordic welfare states. This astute take on the Nordic welfare model, provides insights into what the Nordic experience can tell us about wider international issues in care.
Full Product Details
Author: Lise Lotte Hansen (Roskilde University) ,
Hanne Marlene Dahl (Roskilde University) ,
Laura Horn (Roskilde University)
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Imprint: Policy Press
ISBN: 9781447361343
ISBN 10: 1447361342
Pages: 218
Publication Date: 29 November 2021
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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General/trade
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Professional & Vocational
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
Even in the Nordic states, a care crisis is brewing. The authors expose crisis points in health, elderly and child care and offer perspectives to alleviate these crises. Joan Tronto, University of Minnesota
"""Even in the Nordic states, a care crisis is brewing. The authors expose crisis points in health, elderly and child care and offer perspectives to alleviate these crises."" Joan Tronto, University of Minnesota"
Author Information
Lise Lotte Hansen is Associate Professor in the Department of Social Science and Business, and head of the Centre for Gender, Power and Diversity, both at Roskilde University. She works with social justice perspectives on labour market issues. Hanne Marlene Dahl is Professor in the Department of Social Science and Business at Roskilde University. She works with the state and the governance of care in a context of the Nordic welfare state and care regimes from a feminist perspective. Laura Horn is Associate Professor in the Department of Social Science and Business at Roskilde University. Her work is situated within critical political economy.
