John Lapidus

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The Quest for a Divided Welfare State (eBook, PDF)

Sweden in the Era of Privatization

Beschreibung

The world famous 'Swedish welfare model' was characterized by public delivery and public funding of central welfare services such as healthcare, education and elderly care. Beginning in the 1990s, delivery of welfare started to be privatized on an ever larger scale. From the 2000s and onwards, we see a similar tendency in the field of funding. The most remarkable example is the rapid rise of private health insurance, which is now signed up to by a tenth of the adult population. This book explores the rise of semi-private welfare solutions that had led to a divided welfare state, between the old and 'visible' model and the new and 'hidden' welfare state.

Who benefits from privatized welfare? How are privatization of delivery and privatization of funding linked? How does this impact willingness to pay tax? Lapidus explores all these questions in this accessible book.

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Autor

John Lapidus got his PhD in 2015 at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and since then has been involved in a research project funded by the Torsten Söderberg Foundation. Before his academic career, Lapidus was involved in international cooperation, including working as the head of a small Swedish NGO in Nicaragua between 2006 and 2008. He has written two novels about his experiences in Zimbabwe and Nicaragua, and also worked as a journalist for several years.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. August 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783030247843
• Artikelnr.: 57595594

Rezensionen

"In The Quest for a Divided Welfare State, economic historian John Lapidus provides an expansive, well-researched examination ... . The Quest for a Divided Welfare State is essential reading for scholars of the Sewdish welfare state and privatization. The book should also be of great interest to comparativists interested in how tax-subsidized private welfare programs have developed under the Swedish model." (Daniel Thompson, Social Policy Administration, July 5, 2021)

"In this book, he gives a fascinating analysis of the many problems that have arisen in the Swedish welfare state, particularly in connection with healthcare and private health insurance. Lapidus has written extensively on these topics, for both an academic and a wider audience. ... In The Quest for a Divided Welfare State, Lapidus offers thorough insight into the general trend towards privatisation in Swedish social welfare." (Titti Mattsson, European Journal of Health Law, Vol. 27, 2020)

"Dr Lapidus has provided a useful update on Sweden - and a possible guide to the UK future." (Nick Bosanquet, Ethnic and Racial Studies, February 12, 2020)