In this draft paper presented in Helsinki, june 2007, the Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg comments on why the Swedish model worked, presents the new centre-right government employment stategy and discuss what makes a reform happen. Borg concludes that a policy for employment and less exclusion is a moral imperative, not only a financial necessity. Higher employment increases welfare, smooths income differences and creates resources to improve the welfare sevices.
Reconstructing the Swedish Model - Challenges and Priorities
See also:
"Re-establishing the Swedish Model", speech by Mr. Borg at the Economist Business Roundtable, March 5, 2008
THE NORDIC MODEL IN URGENT NEED OF REFORM
In this interesting report from the Research Institute of the Finnish Economy (ETLA) six researcher from the Nordic Countries, from Sweden professor Hans Tson Söderström, take a closer look at the characteristics and performance of the Nordic approach. They conclude that there is indeed a Nordic model, that the model has performed well in the past but todays challenges give rise to urgent need for reform.
The Nordic Model: Embracing Globalization and Sharings Risks
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