Welfare Systems, Healthcare Expenditure and COVID-19 in the Nordic Countries and the Baltic States
Welfare Systems, Healthcare Expenditure and COVID-19 in the Nordic Countries and the Baltic States
Author(s): Hilmar Þór HilmarssonSubject(s): Economy, Health and medicine and law, Welfare services
Published by: Vytauto Didžiojo Universitetas
Keywords: Economic and social policy; Welfare and healthcare expenditures; Nordic countries; Baltic States; Visegrad group;
Summary/Abstract: The Baltics and the Nordics are a well-integrated region however their economic and social policies are dramatically different. The Nordics are welfare states whereas the Baltics have followed neoliberal policies. If one considers indicators on poverty, social exclusion, and income inequality it is perhaps not surprising that the Baltics do not perform as well as the richer Nordics, but they also perform poorly as compared to the Visegrad countries that have similar GDP per capita as the Baltics. When it comes to COVID-19 cases and deaths the Baltics do not perform as well as the Nordics, except for Sweden. However, the Baltics perform reasonable well compared to the Visegrad countries.
Journal: Taikomoji ekonomika: sisteminiai tyrimai
- Issue Year: 15/2021
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 81-94
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English