| Outsourcing Legal Aid in the Nordic Welfare States Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Halvorsen Rønning, Olaf (Editor), Hammerslev, Ole (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3319835610 ISBN-13: 9783319835617 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $29.45 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2019 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Penology - Social Science | Criminology - Law | Criminal Law - General |
| Dewey: 345 |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (0.94 lbs) 341 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This edited collection provides a comprehensive analysis of the differences and similarities between civil legal aid schemes in the Nordic countries whilst outlining recent legal aid transformations in their respective welfare states. Based on in-depth studies of Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland, the authors compare these cases with legal aid in Europe and the US to examine whether a single, unique Nordic model exists. Contextualizing Nordic legal aid in relation to welfare ideology and human rights, Hammerslev and Halvorsen R nning consider whether flaws in the welfare state exist, and how legal aid affects disadvantaged citizens. Concluding that the five countries all have very different legal aid schemes, the authors explore an important general trend: welfare states increasingly outsourcing legal aid to the market and the third sector through both membership organizations and smaller voluntary organizations. A methodical and compassionate text, this book will be of special interest to scholars and students of the criminal justice, the welfare state, and the legal aid system. |