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The Danish Model and the Globalizing Learning Economy: Lessons for Developing Countries

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Although Denmark shares with the other four Nordic countries certain attributes, such as pragmatic protestant religion, small and homogenous population, strong social democratic parties and ambitious welfare states, it also has its own characteristics. High degree of specialization in the so-called low-tech sectors, combined with high mobility and income security in labour markets (flexicurity), contributes to making the Danish system unique in the world.

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  • Bengt-Ake Lundvall, 2009. "The Danish Model and the Globalizing Learning Economy: Lessons for Developing Countries," WIDER Working Paper Series RP2009-18, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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