Stockholm, Sweden. Do you think America would be better off with a Swedish-type welfare state? This question tends to evoke strong reactions from both the left and right, yet few understand Sweden's economic history and the revisions it has been making to its welfare-state model in recent years. Sweden was a very poor country for most of the 19th century. The poverty of those years caused many to emigrate from the country, mostly to the U.S. Upper Midwest.Obama And The Swedish Welfare State
From the desk of Richard Rahn on Thu, 2009-08-20 18:41
Friday 21 August 2009
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