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During the last quarter of the twentieth century — or at least since the 1970s — the Western European welfare states have been under quite some pressure, including the Nordic welfare states, in particular that of Sweden.
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Södersten, B. (2004). The Welfare State as a General Equilibrium System. In: Södersten, B. (eds) Globalization and the Welfare State. International Political Economy Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230524422_6
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