ABSTRACT

Is it possible in this post-socialist world, for equity and efficiency to be reconciled ? Or is a productive welfare state a contradication in terms ? This book addresses these questions in theory and in practice, using the Nordic countries as its case study.
Social Democracy and Rational Choice will appeal to readers interested in comparative institutional and policy analysis, and in particular to those concerned with the future of the welfare state and the latest developments in the Nordic countries.

chapter |16 pages

Introduction

part I|60 pages

Towards A Social-Democratic Political Economy

chapter 2|15 pages

The Uses Of Rational Choice

chapter 3|17 pages

Preferences, Choices And Outcomes

The uses of game theory

part II|70 pages

From Theory To Practice

chapter |12 pages

Conclusion