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The Puzzle of the Scandinavian Welfare State and Social Trust
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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.
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- Authors
- Svendsen, G. L. H., & Svendsen, G. T.
- Affiliations
- University of Southern Denmark (DK)
- Venue
- Issues in Social Science
- Publisher
- Macrothink Institute, Inc.
- Published
- 2015-11-20
- Volume
- 3
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 90
- ISSN
- 2329-521X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1761824513
- Cited by
- 32
- References
- 17
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 1
- FWCI
- 15.18
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Issues in Social Science (publishedVersion)
- University of Southern Denmark Research Portal (University of Southern Denmark) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Social Policy and Reform Studies
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social Capital and Networks
- Social Sciences › Development › Culture, Economy, and Development Studies
- Keywords
- Nordic welfare states, social trust, free-riding, taxation, social benefits, welfare state sustainability, cross-national comparison
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