Sweden and the Revival of the Capitalist Welfare State

Abstract: This book tackles a number of controversial questions regarding Sweden’s economic and political development: • How did Sweden become rich? • How did Sweden become egalitarian? • Why has Sweden since the early 1990s grown faster than the US and most EU-countries despite its high taxes and generous welfare state? The author uses new research on institutions and economic reforms to explain the rise, the fall and the recent revival of the Swedish welfare state. The central argument is that a generous welfare state like Sweden’s can work well, provided that it is built on well-functioning capitalist institutions and economic openess.

Keywords: Economics and Finance; Politics and Public Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B5 E12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
ISBN: 9781783473496
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Introduction , pp 1-2: .
Ch 2 Prosperity and equality: the golden years 1870–1970 , pp 3-34: .
Ch 3 The ‘not quite so golden’ years 1970–1995 , pp 35-46: .
Ch 4 The return of the capitalist welfare state , pp 47-68: .
Ch 5 The capitalist welfare state’s bloc-transcending history , pp 69-80: .
Ch 6 The consequences of increasing competition , pp 81-92: .
Ch 7 The resilience of labour market regulation and rent control , pp 93-100: .
Ch 8 Challenges ahead: can the capitalist welfare state survive? , pp 101-122: .

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