Eighteenth International Conference on Social Welfare, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1976. Swedish National Report.

Titel	Eighteenth International Conference on Social Welfare, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1976. Swedish National Report.
Quelle	(1976), (74 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Tagungsbericht; Comparative Education; Conference Reports; Developed Nations; Economic Climate; Economic Development; Educational Policy; Employment Level; Equal Education; Equal Opportunities (Jobs); Foreign Countries; Government Role; Housing; Income; Living Standards; National Programs; Social Action; Social Change; Social Planning; Social Problems; Social Welfare; Socialism; Tax Effort; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Developed countries; Industriestaat; Industrieland; Wirtschaftslage; Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Beschäftigungsgrad; Equal opportunity; Equal opportunities; Job; Jobs; Chancengleichheit; Beruf; Ausland; Unterkunft; Einkommen; Lebensstandard; nicht übertragen; Soziales Handeln; Sozialer Wandel; Sozialplanung; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Sozialismus; Schweden
Abstract	The report discusses achievements in Sweden's economic and social reforms which have led to an increase in equality. Intended as Sweden's contribution to the exchange of information regarding social welfare action in developed and developing nations, the report is presented in eight chapters. Chapter I enumerates Sweden's policies of welfare, distribution, and employment during the past four or five decades. Chapter II examines employment and wage policy since 1930 and identifies issues of concern to Swedish trade unions in the 1970s. These include immigration of foreign workers, declining company profits, and the relationship between education and labor policies. Chapter III considers Sweden's medical care system and explains how social insurance has improved health care for citizens at low and middle income levels. Chapter IV describes the effects of increased preschool and adult educational programs on social equality. Chapter V outlines goals and implementation of government housing policies since 1940. Chapter VI appraises the role of taxation in economic redistribution. Immigration is discussed as an example of the Swedish policy of equality in Chapter VII. The final chapter assesses the effects of medical, employment, educational, social welfare, and taxation policies on social equality. The conclusion is that although social and economic reforms have led to an increase in equality, they must sometimes be temporarily suspended in favor of social and economic security. (Author/DB)
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