Nordic Model, as realized, 2015-present
Contemporary · realized scope
The Nordic Model is a socioeconomic and governance framework characterized by a combination of a market economy, extensive publicly funded welfare provisions, strong labor-market institutions, and high rates of unionization. It has been associated primarily with the Scandinavian and broader Nordic countries—Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden—operating continuously through the contemporary period and prior decades. It is principally associated with coordinated bargaining systems between employers and trade unions, universal social services financed through taxation, and active labor market policies.
Cluster:Egalitarian Pluralists
Equality and Inclusiveness & Pluralism rise together at the top of the profile, with Assigned Groups low. Standing is extended broadly rather than allocated by role or origin.
Full profile
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Neighbors
- 1Sweden (social-democratic state), as realized, 1945-presentDistance: 8Compare
- 2Social Democracy, as stated, 20th c.-presentDistance: 10Compare
- 3Modern Social Liberalism, as stated, 20th c.-presentDistance: 11Compare
- 4Germany (Berlin Republic), as realized, 2015-presentDistance: 11Compare
- 5Costa Rica, as realized, 2015-presentDistance: 12Compare
The Three Axes (Detail)
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