Nordic activation in the 1990s

The Nordic activation strategy demonstrates that activation should not be related solely to ''economic'' factors such as increasing ordinary employment per se. It should also be linked to the broader goal of providing people with a meaning to their life through participation in daily activities. The 1990s have shown that the third way of the Nordic countries is still viable and ''social''. As such it provides an alternative to the dominant thinking on social security and economic incentives from elsewhere in the world.