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Social democracy and the fate of the swedish model

Brundenius, Claes LU (2020) p.47-102
Abstract

Sweden attracted much attention as an interesting socioeconomic role model already in the 1930s, especially after Marquis Childs published his famous and influential book, The Swedish Middle Way (1936). Childs’ main argument was that the “Swedish model” was a successful “socialist” policy with a growing cooperative sector-as a counterbalance to the private sector-and effective crisis management. Of special interest to him was the building of cheap homes for the working class undertaken by the common good (public and cooperative sector). This was accomplished through strong and decisive government intervention in economic life, especially to fight mass unemployment with Keynesian-style policy tools.

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Reflections on Socialism in the Twenty-First Century : Facing Market Liberalism, Rising Inequalities and the Environmental Imperative - Facing Market Liberalism, Rising Inequalities and the Environmental Imperative
pages
56 pages
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Springer International Publishing
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  • scopus:85088469824
ISBN
9783030339197
9783030339203
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-33920-3_3
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English
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yes
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2020-08-05 11:12:19
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  author       = {{Brundenius, Claes}},
  booktitle    = {{Reflections on Socialism in the Twenty-First Century : Facing Market Liberalism, Rising Inequalities and the Environmental Imperative}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
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  publisher    = {{Springer International Publishing}},
  title        = {{Social democracy and the fate of the swedish model}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33920-3_3}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/978-3-030-33920-3_3}},
  year         = {{2020}},
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