2024/08/08 by Riya Raphael, Jennifer Hinton, Alexander Paulsson +3 · 1 voice
Social Sciences · Health Professions · Economics, Econometrics and Finance · #Social Policy and Reform Studies #Employment and Welfare Studies #Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
paper · pdf · doi:10.1332/27528499y2024d000000026
openalex publication_date 2024/08/08 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/02
As production and supply chains rely on exploitative extraction of nature and labour, consumption levels (resource use) remain one of the main indicators of inequality, across and within national contexts. In times of ongoing climate crisis and rising levels of inequalities, welfare systems face the dual challenge of transforming economies to reduce their reliance on unsustainable industries as well as maintain and expand equitable distribution of public provision. In this keyword essay, we address three overlapping concerns to consider while envisioning sustainable welfare within the Nordic context: growth and its paradoxical relation with welfare; inequalities and notions of wellbeing; and possible alternatives to arrange provision systems.