The Danish economy, 1973–2009: From national welfare state to international market economy
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The Danish economy, 1973–2009 : From national welfare state to international market economy. / Kærgård, Niels.
I: Scandinavian Journal of History, Bind 49, Nr. 2, 2024, s. 241-265.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - The Danish economy, 1973–2009
T2 - From national welfare state to international market economy
AU - Kærgård, Niels
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - A number of long-term trends in the Danish economy changed around 1973. The decades before were characterized by the establishment of a welfare state with a high level of social security and an optimistic attitude to public planning. Many periods during the subsequent decades have witnessed a struggle against different specific economic problems, including how to pay for the welfare state. But the whole period since 1973 has been characterized by an overall movement from a national welfare state to a more international and market-oriented economy. The development can be divided into four separate phases based on changes in government and different policies: 1973–1982 is characterized by escalating economic problems, 1982–93 with an improvement in the macroeconomic balance except in employment, and 1993–2001 with a highly successful improvement, including in employment. During the period 2001–2009 the government did not show the same willingness to make reforms, but this period’s liberal-conservative government is the symbol of the transformation to a market economy.
AB - A number of long-term trends in the Danish economy changed around 1973. The decades before were characterized by the establishment of a welfare state with a high level of social security and an optimistic attitude to public planning. Many periods during the subsequent decades have witnessed a struggle against different specific economic problems, including how to pay for the welfare state. But the whole period since 1973 has been characterized by an overall movement from a national welfare state to a more international and market-oriented economy. The development can be divided into four separate phases based on changes in government and different policies: 1973–1982 is characterized by escalating economic problems, 1982–93 with an improvement in the macroeconomic balance except in employment, and 1993–2001 with a highly successful improvement, including in employment. During the period 2001–2009 the government did not show the same willingness to make reforms, but this period’s liberal-conservative government is the symbol of the transformation to a market economy.
U2 - 10.1080/03468755.2023.2268084
DO - 10.1080/03468755.2023.2268084
M3 - Journal article
VL - 49
SP - 241
EP - 265
JO - Scandinavian Journal of History
JF - Scandinavian Journal of History
SN - 0346-8755
IS - 2
ER -
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