A Modern Nordic Saga : Politics, Economy and Society

• Main Author: Czarny, Ryszard M. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Environment.; Regionalism.; Sustainable development.; Development economics.; Economic development.; Social change.; Sustainable Development.; Regional Development.; Development and Social Change.; Development Economics.

This book focuses on the Nordic countries through a European perspective and wishes to draw attention to their place in the new world order. The volume emphasizes the specificity of their cooperation within the region itself as well as within the European Union, and stresses the importance of the No...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. The Nordic Region (NORDEN) - History and the Present
• Chapter 2. Norden as the Region of Cooperation
• Chapter 3. The Phenomenon of the Őresund Region
• Chapter 4. Problems and Challenges of the Nordic “welfare states.”
• Chapter 5. The Contemporary and Future Society of Norden
• Chapter 6. Social Equality in the Nordic Region
• Chapter 7. Ecology as Trademark
• Chapter 8. The region of knowledge-based economy
• Chapter 9. Energy - Political and Economic Implications for the Nordic Countries
• Chapter 10. Norden Locally and Internationally
• Chapter 11. The importance of the High North for the Nordic countries
• Chapter 12. The “export products” of North European Countries
• Chapter 13. Security Policy - the Specific Approach of Norden.-Chapter 14. Cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region
• Chapter 15. Poland and the Nordic States.