A finn csoda titka
The Secret of the Finnish Miracle

Summary/Abstract: Castells, Manuel – Himanen, Pekka (2002): The Information Society and the Welfare State – The Finnish Model (Oxford University Press, Sitra’s Publication Series, No. 250) Manuel Castells and Pekka Himanen published their book on the Finnish information society in 2002. This article, through reviewing the book, inquires into the secret of the Finnish development, seeking the answer to the questions why the Finns have become so successful, what can be learned from their praxis, and what challenges the Finns themselves are facing. While doing so, the pieces of the puzzle (including, among others, the welfare state, educational and science policies, „hacker ethics”, the success of Nokia, the political system, and the national identity of the Finns) slip home.

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