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Swedish welfare refers to the Swedish variant of the welfare state. Similar systems are found especially in the other Nordic countries. The term "Swedish model" has also been used as a label. The September 2006 issue of The Australian Financial Review magazine carried an article which praised what it asserted to be Sweden’s distinctive political and social system, while The Economist carried an article in its September 7, 2006 issue which featured interviews with Swedish economist Assar Lindbeck who was critical of the achievements of the Swedish welfare state. Sweden’s system developed throughout the 20th century. The maintenance of the "Swedish Model" has delivered more equality and longer life expectancy at an essentially zero cost in terms of GDP. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia : Social welfare |
