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Nordic civic society organisations and the future of welfare services : A model for Europe? »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Author(s): Aila-Leena Matthies
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2006
ISBN: 9789289312899
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, National Welfare, Civic Society, Existing Research, Nordic Analysis, European Researchers, European Context
When well functioning national welfare states are put under pressure, also the tasks of civic society and citizens' mutual responsibility are being re-defined. Hence, the significance of the civic society organisat...
Publikation: Parental leave, childcare and gender equality in the Nordic countries »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Author(s): Guðný Björk Eydal , Berit Brandth , Ann-Zofie Duvander , Johanna Lammi-Taskula , Tine Rostgaard , and Ingólfur V. Gíslason
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2012
ISBN: 9789289322782
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Nordic Countries, Area of Gender Equality, Nordic Societies, Childcare, Household, Rights and Obligations
The Nordic countries are often seen as pioneers in the area of gender equality. It is true that the position of women in Nordic societies is generally stronger than in the rest of the world. There is an explicit dr...
Sewage sludge fertilization of conifer forests in the Nordic countries and North America »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2006
ISBN: 9789289312806
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Society Development, Ecological Sustainability, Sewage Sludge Directive, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Silviculture, Nordic Countries
In the society development towards increased ecological sustainability, decreasing landfill and increasing reuse of sewage sludge are of high priority. Within the European Union, a revision of the regulations for r...
Parental leave, Care Policies and Gender Equalities in the Nordic Countries : Conference arranged by the Nordic Council of Ministers 21 - 22 October 2009, Reykjavik, Iceland »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Author(s): Erla Sigurðardóttir
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2010
ISBN: 9789289320573
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Family Forms, Welfare Policies, Parental Models, Multi-ethnical Society, Gender-equality, Nordic Countries
What family forms are recognised in established Nordic and welfare policies? Which family values and parental models should be given political priority in a multi-ethnical society? Would part-time leave be ideal fr...
Nordic Information Society Statistics 2005 »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2005
ISBN: 9789289312004
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Development of ICT Statistics, Methodological Guidelines, Information Society, Development of ICT Statistics, Nordic Statistical Institutes, Nordic Council of Ministers
In recent years, the Nordic countries have in the field of ICT statistics produced a series of projects aimed at describing the influence and development of the Information Society. This work has partly been carrie...
Consumer Perceptions, Understanding and Use of Product Related Environmental Information : A literature review of the Nordic knowledge base »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2004
ISBN: 9789289310505
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Prison and Probation Service and the Educational Authorities, Satisfying Prisoners' Educational Needs, Lifelong Learning Perspective, Nordic Prisoner, International Recommendations and Conventions, Society in General
Product related environmental information is considered to be an important policy instrument for the support of a shift towards more sustainable consumption patterns. Such information aims to guide consumers to cho...
Cost of Late Action - the Case of PCB »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2004
ISBN: 9789289310789
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Estimate Environmental Costs, Information on Costs, Environmental Benefits to Society, European Community, European Commission to Introduce a System, New Legislation
The purpose of this study is to estimate environmental costs for the use of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the European Union. The result of the estimate is that these costs in the EU of 25 members, will be at...
Megatrends »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2011
ISBN: 9789289322232
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Global Change, Decisive Impact on the Arctic, Acknowledge the Pre-conditions, Challenges and Tendencies, Society Across Social Categories, Global Structures
The current pace of global change has already had a decisive impact on the Arctic. To understand the current and likely future situation in the Arctic it is important to acknowledge the pre-conditions, challenges a...