Foreword |
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Project Partners |
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Introduction |
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1 The Nordic Countries as a Political-Sociological Concept and as a Distinct Entity |
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Prosperous Countries Have Prosperous Neighbors |
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The Nordic Model: Why and How? |
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The Nordic Countries---The Five Swans |
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The Nordic Model: Pragmatism and Value Based Politics for the Future |
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Is There Such a Thing as a Nordic Model? |
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25 | (4) |
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29 | (6) |
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Helsinki: In Search of the Optimal City |
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35 | (8) |
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2 21st Century Challenges--Sustaining the Nordic Model in a Globalized Political and Economic World |
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The Necessity of the Rule of Law and Transparency in Modern Society |
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The Icelandic Social Welfare System: Comparison with the Other Nordic Countries |
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50 | (7) |
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Public Service---More Important Than Ever |
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57 | (6) |
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The Swedish Welfare State |
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63 | (4) |
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After the Tragedy: Reflections on Norwegian Values |
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67 | (9) |
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How to Make It in the Nordics |
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76 | (5) |
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Industrial Foundations---The Danish Model |
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3 The Nordic Social-Economic Way to Ensure Childhood Development, Quality Education and Healthcare |
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Language and Culture Link Us Together |
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The Child's Right to Culture and the Arts |
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100 | (5) |
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105 | (6) |
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Education System Where Quality and Equality Go Hand in Hand |
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111 | (10) |
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4 The Nordic Creative Process---Central to Innovation in the Arts, Technology and Business |
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May the Future Be With You |
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121 | (8) |
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The Food Culture Revolution |
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129 | (5) |
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From Design Studio on a Norwegian Mountain to World Stage |
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134 | (9) |
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Creating a Future for Scandinavian Movie-Making |
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143 | (4) |
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From the Abstract to the Concrete: The Danish Approach to Design |
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147 | (9) |
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Music is More Than What You Can Hear |
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156 | (6) |
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162 | (5) |
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5 Management and Economics--Embracing an Integrated Economic Model for Partnership Between Management and Labor |
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Paving the Way for a Wealth of Ideas: Embracing the `Flat' Model |
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Supercell, Sisu and the Importance of Failure |
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175 | (7) |
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182 | (5) |
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Nordic Cooperation and the New Geopolitics |
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187 | (8) |
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6 Energy and Environment as an Existential Concept---The Responsibility of Being Arctic Nations |
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The Nordic Recipe for Growth is Green |
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195 | (5) |
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In Our Nature: The Case for the Future of Sustainable Transport |
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200 | (8) |
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Greenland---An Up and Coming Arctic Island Country |
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208 | (6) |
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The Nordic Urban Design Model |
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214 | (9) |
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Welcome to the Anthropocene! |
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223 | (9) |
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A New Utilization Movement |
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232 | (7) |
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7 The Nordic Identity and Diversity, Immigration and the Integration of Diverse Populations |
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The Survival of the Nordic Welfare Model: The Migration Challenge |
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239 | (9) |
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The Danish Model: Excellent but Under Pressure |
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248 | (9) |
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Equality Brings People Together |
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257 | (5) |
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Between Two Models of Solidarity: Sweden, the Welfare State and Globalization |
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262 | (9) |
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8 Gender Equality, Individual Freedoms and LGBT Rights---A Mainstay of the Nordic Agenda |
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271 | (4) |
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275 | (7) |
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To Come Out Is To Come Home |
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282 | (9) |
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Gender Equality---A Democratic and Cooperative Issue |
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291 | (8) |
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Sex, Work, Gender Equality---And a Prosperous Welfare State |
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299 | (8) |
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Minority Women and Nordic Values |
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307 | (6) |
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Prospects for the Future |
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Authors |
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