On the Differences between Lithuanian and Norwegian Models of Social Welfare Provision

Abstract

The article compares the Norwegian and Lithuanian models of welfare state provision and seeks to identify factors that may influence the choice of a particular model. This paper offers an overview of social policy in Norway and Lithuania after World War II, the development of a social security system in independent Lithuania, and main characteristics and changes in the social policies of Norway and Lithuania in the context of globalization. For the purposes of this paper, the institutional social democratic Norwegian welfare state model is selected as a reference point for analysing the Lithuanian social security system.

Artikkelen tar for seg utviklingen av den sosiale velferdspolitikken i Litauen og Norge med særlig vekt på utviklingen etter 1991. At utviklingen i to landene har gått atskilte veier forklares med politikken til de politiske partiene og særlig de sosialdemokratiske i de to landene