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1. 6. An indirect route to equality : taxing consumers to build the Swedish welfare state

   Författare :Gunnar Lantz; Thomas Pettersson; Lena Andersson-Skog; Svante Prado; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Taxation; progressivity; economic history; consumption taxes; VAT; tax incidence; regressive taxation; inequality; income distribution; equity; distributive justice; fairness; household budget surveys; tax policy; welfare state; postwar era; institutions; corporatism; EEC; EFTA; ekonomisk historia; Economic History;

   Sammanfattning : The question of who paid for the welfare state in postwar Sweden has been subject to extensive debate. Many have focused on the comparatively high, and steeply progressive, taxes on income. LÄS MER

3. 7. Ready, Willing and Able : The Divorce Transition in Sweden 1915-1974

   Författare :Glenn Sandström; L Vikström; Bart Van de Putte; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; history; divorce; marriage; Sweden; twentieth century; gender regime; emancipation; individualism; dual-provider model; socio-economic growth; de-familialization; welfare state;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis attempts to extend the historical scope of divorce research in Sweden by providing an analysis ofhow the variations in the divorce rate over time and across geographical areas are connected to the economic, normative and institutional restructuring of Swedish society during the period 1915-1974. The thesis finds that the economic reshaping of Sweden into a modern market economy is at the center of the process that has resulted in decreased marital stability during the twentieth century. LÄS MER

4. 8. Kvinnorörelsen och efterkrigsplaneringen : statsfeminism i svensk arbetsmarknadspolitik under och kort efter andra världskriget

   Författare :Nina Almgren; Lena Eskilsson; Ann-Katrin Hatje; Lisa Öberg; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :History; women s work; post-war planning; state feminism; women s movement; the Second World War; labour market policy; welfare state; gender; strategies; citizenship; formative phase; Historia; kvinnors arbete; efterkrigsplanering; statsfeminism; kvinnorörelsen; andra världskriget; arbetsmarknadspolitik; välfärdsstat; genus; strategier; medborgarskap; formativ period; History; historia;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis has analysed the relations among the women’s movement, the state and the labour market policy during and shortly after the Second World War and to what extent this period can be characterised as a formative phase as regards gender relations. The aim has been to study women’s strategic actions in order to influence the Swedish Government’s labour market policy in the period from 1939 to 1947. LÄS MER

5. 9. Tryggheten inför rätta : Om rätten till förtidspension enligt förvaltningsdomstolarna under tre decennier

   Författare :Daniel Bjerstedt; Sociologiska institutionen; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; administrative law; social insurance; disability pension; social citizenship; Law and the welfare state; welfare state in transition; administrative courts; administrative justice;

   Sammanfattning : The Swedish disability pension program has been a recurring topic for political debate. Through the years the need for an adjusted and financially stable insurance has been commented on by politicians and by scholars. Numerous government reports have tackled both the costs of the program and the growing number of people granted disability pensions. LÄS MER

7. 10. Vulnerability and inequalities in health and wellbeing : the role of social policy

   Författare :Björn Högberg; Anna Baranowska-Rataj; Mattias Strandh; Espen Dahl; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social policy; Welfare state; Vulnerability; Inequality; Social stratification; Health; Wellbeing;

   Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to investigate the moderating role of social policies for the association between vulnerable social positions and health and wellbeing. Vulnerable social positions are identified in relation to age-related transition points in to or out of the labour market. LÄS MER