Vi har olika traditioner, det finns kulturskillnader, och trots många likheter finns det också stora skillnader i de sociala problemens karaktär och i deras omfattning från land till land. ###>We have different traditions and there are differences in culture and, in spite of there being many points of similarity, there are also major differences between one country and another in the nature and extent of the social problems concerned. It is therefore important to emphasise that social policy is a national concern.