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Viking economics : how the Scandinavians got it right-and how we can, too /

"Liberals worldwide invoke Scandinavia as a promised land of equality, while most conservatives fear it as a hotbed of liberty-threatening socialism. But the left and right can usually agree on one thing: that the Nordic system is impossible to replicate elsewhere. The US and UK are too big, or...

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Main Author: Lakey, George (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Brooklyn : Melville House, 2016.
Edition:1st edition.
Subjects:
Scandinavia > Social policy.
Social service > Scandinavia.
Equality > Scandinavia.
Welfare state > Scandinavia.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Government & Business.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Economic Policy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Equality.
Social policy.
Social service.
Welfare state.
Scandinavia.
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Summary:"Liberals worldwide invoke Scandinavia as a promised land of equality, while most conservatives fear it as a hotbed of liberty-threatening socialism. But the left and right can usually agree on one thing: that the Nordic system is impossible to replicate elsewhere. The US and UK are too big, or too individualistic, or too something."--
Physical Description:x, 287 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-287).
ISBN:9781612195360
1612195369