Nordic welfare states are known for a unique combination of equity and efficiency and for
political institutions facilitating compromise and consensus between conflicting interests …

At the close of the twentieth century, Denmark, Finland, and Ireland emerged as unlikely
centers for high-tech competition. In When Small States Make Big Leaps, Darius Ornston …

I began the research for this book during a period I spent as a visiting researcher at
NordForsk Centre of Excellence: The Nordic Welfare State–Historical Foundations and …

In this paper I discuss a dramatic financial collapse and scandal in Denmark in the interwar
period. I analyze the asset price bubble from 1914 to 1920 and the subsequent failure in …

The interlocks within the corporate elite in a highly egalitarian society, the negotiated
economy of the Scandinavian welfare state of Denmark, are examined by critically …

Structural changes in Norwegian and Danish food industry since the 1990s is analysed as a
path dependent response to the neo-liberal turn. Norway entered the 1990s as a protected …

A remarkable fifteen Nordic family businesses are among the 500 biggest companies in the
world and the Nordic countries have more dynasties than most others per capita and in GDP …

The introductory chapter sets the scene for the study of the evolution of vocational education
and training in Finland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark. They look very different measured …

38 Uffe Østergård may hurt the national pride. 2. The Dane loves freedom and is
selfassured. He rejects all coercion and subordination. He lacks respect for military order …

This article concerns the corporate responses to the economic integration process from
1973 to 2008 in two small, open European countries, Denmark and Sweden. It focuses on …