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Nordic disability policies in a changing Europe: is there still a distinct Nordic model?
- Author:
- HVINDEN Bjorn
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy and Administration, 38(2), April 2004, pp.170-189.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Nordic welfare states have usually been characterized by encompassing or institutional systems of public provisions, both in general and for people with impairment in particular. Provisions have been perceived as being more universalistic in coverage, more generous in terms of benefit levels and availability of services, and with a greater emphasis on prevention and coordination, than provisions in other Western countries. Yet the success of the Nordic system of disability protection has recently been questioned on various grounds. These criticisms have resulted in a number of reforms recently introduced or about to be implemented. This reorientation is likely to reduce the prominence of some characteristics of the Nordic model in this particular area. Under the ongoing influence of European integration, the authors expect to see a shift of emphasis away from redistributive provisions especially income transfers, to regulative provisions, meant to ensure accessibility and combat discrimination.
Lives and times: practice, policy and people with disabilities
- Editors:
- WALSH Patricia Noonan, GASH Hugh
- Publisher:
- Rathdown
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 333p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Bray, County Wicklow
Most of the people with intellectual disabilities alive at the start of this century will grow into middle and old age. Increasingly, they will attend school, live, work, enjoy social life and retire alongside their peers in their own communities. These social changes are the result of government policies in Ireland, the United Kingdom and the rest of Europe, and mirror global trends. In addition, fresh thinking about good practice in providing supports for people with intellectual disabilities is founded on a human rights perspective and in research evidence. Major changes in policy and practice have increased demands for new approaches to teaching and professional development. One result is a proliferation of interdisciplinary courses in the field of disabilities at third-level institutions.