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03608aam a2200457 i 4500 001 4F0EE948DCB911EC8436229451ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220526010039 008 211006t20222022enk b 000 0 eng 010 $a 2021044721 020 $a 1108497314 020 $a 9781108497312 035 $a (OCoLC)1281794071 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d YDX $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a ev----- 050 00 $a HN540.A8 $b L55 2022 084 $a POL000000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Livingston, Michael A., $e author. 245 10 $a Dreamworld or dystopia? : $b the Nordic model and its influence in the 21st century / $c Michael A. Livingston. 264 1 $a Cambridge, United Kingdom ; $b Cambridge University Press, $c 2022. 300 $a ix, 155 pages ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 505 0 $a The Nordic model and its (somewhat surprising) persistence -- Utopia : the ideal of Norden and its overseas marketing -- Dystopia : Nordic pretensions and the Anglo-American Right -- Four human rights : universal principles meet local reality -- Environment : carbon tax, Gretamania, and the Green New Deal -- Innovation : from Scandinavian to Nordic and back again -- A regional culture confronts a globalized world. 520 $a "Chapter One Introduction: The Nordic Model and its (Somewhat Surprising) Persistence Why the Nordic countries should be a model for anything is not immediately obvious. The Nordic lands are cold, somewhat isolated, and - with the exception of filmmakers, mystery writers, and the occasional social activist - have produced only a few famous personalities in the past century or so. Almost no outsiders speak the local languages, and indeed the Nordics don't always understand each other, as is demonstrated by the Swedes or Norwegians overheard speaking English in Copenhagen cafes. The most talented Nordics frequently leave the region for extended periods; some never come back. Yet the Nordic lifestyle retains a fascination beyond that of any comparable region. Books and articles, nearly all in English, tout the model's accomplishments and enumerate its challenges. An American presidential candidate, Bernie Sanders, said the U.S. should look to "countries like Denmark, like Sweden and Norway" in designing social programs. A Finnish journalist went further describing Nordic life as superior to the American version in every conceivable way. Lighter works, with titles like "The Almost Nearly Perfect People" and "My Year of Living Danishly," fly off the bookshelves, while Nordic restaurants, cafes, and mystery novels attract an ever-widening audience"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Nordic model. 651 0 $a Scandinavia $x Social conditions $y 21st century. 651 0 $a Scandinavia $x Environmental conditions. 650 0 $a Lifestyles $z Scandinavia. 650 6 $a Style de vie $z Scandinavie. 650 7 $a POLITICAL SCIENCE / General. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a Ecology. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00901476 650 7 $a Lifestyles. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00998417 650 7 $a Nordic model. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01762389 650 7 $a Social conditions. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919811 651 7 $a Scandinavia. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01242804 648 7 $a 2000-2099 $2 fast 776 08 $i Online version: $a Livingston, Michael A., $t Dreamworld or dystopia? $d Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2022 $z 9781108667432 $w (DLC) 2021044722 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20230517011412.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=4F0EE948DCB911EC8436229451ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search