CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. FIGURES vi
4. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS vii
5. INTRODUCTION 1
6. Chapter 1 Multiple Welfare States – Histories of a Keyword 27
7. Chapter 2 The Languages of Welfare in Sweden 76
8. Chapter 3 The Concept of ‘Welfare State’ in Danish Public and Political Debates 137
9. Chapter 4 The Winding Road of the Norwegian ‘Welfare State’ 179
10. Chapter 5 The Conceptual History of the Welfare State in Finland 225
11. Chapter 6 The Evolving Concept of the Welfare State in Icelandic Politics 276
12. CONCLUSION 315
13. INDEX 331