The welfare state in transition : reforming the Swedish model / edited by Richard B. Freeman, Robert Topel, and Birgitta Swedenborg.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Freeman, Richard B. (Richard Barry), 1943-

Topel, Robert H.

Swedenborg, Birgitta, 1941-

Series:

National Bureau of Economic Research conference report.

Conference report (National Bureau of Economic Research)

National Bureau of Economic Research conference report

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business.

Social sciences.

Sweden--Economic conditions--1945---Congresses.

Sweden.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (490 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1997.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Once heralded in the 1950's and 1960's as a model welfare state, Sweden is now in transition and in trouble since its economic plunge in the early 1990's. This volume presents ten essays that examine Sweden's economic problems from a U.S. perspective. Exploring such diverse topics as income equalization and efficiency, welfare and tax policy, wage determination and unemployment, and international competitiveness and growth, they consider how Sweden's welfare state succeeded in eliminating poverty and became a role model for other countries. They then reflect on Sweden's past economic problems, such as the increase in government spending and the fall in industrial productivity, warning of problems to come. Finally they review the consequences of the collapse of Sweden's economy in the early 1990's, exploring the implications of its efforts to reform its welfare state and reestablish a healthy economy. This volume will be of interest to policymakers and analysts, social scientists, and economists interested in welfare states.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 Generating Equality and Eliminating Poverty, the Swedish Way

2 Public Employment, Taxes, and the Welfare State in Sweden

3 Tax Policy in Sweden

4 Wage Policy and Restructuring: The Swedish Labor Market since 1960

5 The Effects of Sweden's Welfare State on Labor Supply Incentives

6 An Evaluation of the Swedish Active Labor Market Policy: New and Received Wisdom

7 Taxes and Subsidies in Swedish Unemployment

8 The Social Costs of Regulation and Lack of Competition in Sweden: A Summary

9 Industrial Policy, Employer Size, and Economic Performance in Sweden

10 A Heckscher-Ohlin View of Sweden Competing in the Global Marketplace

Contributors

Author Index

Subject Index

Notes:

A research report presented at a public conference held in Sweden in January 1995.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786611430955

9781281430953

1281430951

9780226261850

0226261859

OCLC:

476229838