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CASE REPORT
The Northern Path. Some Remarks on the Nordic Way
of Development
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Instytut Polityki Społecznej
Uniwersytet Warszawski
Publication date: 2020-06-05
Problemy Polityki Społecznej 2005;8:13-30
ABSTRACT
In the first part of the article the author points out the outstanding performance of the
Nordic countries in comparison to other countries (not only EU memeber states) on a very
wide range of economic and social indicators: growth, labour productivity, research and
development investment, liberalised product and service markets, rates of employment, welfare
benefits, physical and social infrastructure. The development of the Nordic states since at least
mid-1990s has shown that they have managed to create socially generous and even societies
as well as highly competitive, flexible and efficient ones. Therefore, the latest Scandinavian
experiences appear to have gone beyond the simplistic debate over liberalisation versus
protectionism, or free market capitalism versus the welfare state, which is so prevalent in
Europe today.
The article argues that the Nordic social model could become an important source of
inspiration for other countries in Europe, including Poland, despite its specifity based on
a number of cultural, historical and regional factors connected with Scandinavia. Among the
major lessons which can be learned about the Nordic model are the following observations. It
is not the size of the state which matters, but its quality. The public sector and institutionalized
social dialogue can be very effective instruments for economic and social reform. One of the
distinctive features of the Nordic countries is the strategy of „flexicurity” – combination of
flexible regulation, strongly developed systems of social security for the unemployed and an
active labour market policy. A further reason for the success is a high level of investment in
education and reasearch. Last but not least, Nordic governments are leading the way in
establishing a high degree of coherence between economic, social and ecological policies.
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