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The Puzzle of the Scandinavian Welfare State and Social Trust

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: The Scandinavian welfare model is a puzzle to economists: It works economically, even though free-riding should prevail with its explosive cocktail of high taxation and high social benefits. One possible solution to the puzzle could be the unique stock of social trust present in Scandinavia. Here, the four Scandinavian countries (Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland) form the top three with scores above 60 percent social trust on a ranking that covers 94 countries from all over the world.

Source: Issues in Social Science

DOI: 10.5296/iss.v3i2.8597

Authors: Gunnar Lind Haase Svendsen, Gert Tinggaard Svendsen

Institutions: University of Southern Denmark, Aarhus University

Language: English

Topic: Social Policy and Reform Studies

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W1761824513

FWCI: 11.01

Cites: 20

Cited by: 34

Related to: 10