Can usually agree on one thing that the Nordic system is impossible to replicate here at home The US is too big or too individualistic or too puritan or too something Whatever the reason it's impossible and we shouldn't bother to tryEnter George Lakey A longtime activist and academic Lakey has spent decades studying the economies of Denmark Sweden Norway Finland and Iceland and in Viking Economics he reveals that Scandinavia's deep commitment to the welfare state is much recent than we think Not long ago Scandinavia was a far uneual place with a much weaker commitment to the social welfare of its citiz
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Ebook Viking Economics PDF ´ viking download, economics pdf, Viking Economics PDFLakey a teacher from the US married a woman from Norway and writes about the differences in political and social systems in the United States and Norway Written in short sections the book looks at how the Scandinavian model deals with social and economic issues In Norway you have the freedom to fail without becoming a failure 9The crime rate is very low partly because societies with high euality tend to experience less crime 9Borrowing a 1995 Dutch concept called flexicurity the Danes t
Ebook Viking Economics PDF ´ viking download, economics pdf, Viking Economics PDFThis is a very approachable book on Nordic policies ranging from education to taxation and how the various Nordic countries view the social umbrella It has very little to do with historical Viking societies and how they functioned though the title is catchy Most of his personal
Ebook Viking Economics PDF ´ viking download, economics pdf, Viking Economics PDFThe author is an American who married a Norwegian woman and wrote an excellent overview of the Nordic model Why are the Nordic countries often amongst the top of world rankings in happiness uality of life euality education and GDP per capita The Nordic model depends on 1 High level of employment which together with2 High level of taxation provides money for3 High level of services for everyone including universal health care free childcare and parental leave subsidised transport and social welfare in case of hardship4 High level of union participation allows strong bargaining power between workers and employers allowing for high wages fewer work hours investment of further education and inclusive growth Sounds like heavenProblems1 Immigration for asylum seekers lead
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Ebook Viking Economics PDF ´ viking download, economics pdf, Viking Economics PDFLove the book Is the Nordic approach truly that hard to scale Considering just two of the core variables that drive productivity you want all citizens to be healthy and educated This is where you should allocate your funds and reduce barriers Also agreeable on left and right I would hopeAs for style of the book a bit empirical work would have served me well
Ebook Viking Economics PDF ´ viking download, economics pdf, Viking Economics PDFFantastic There is hope if people want change More democracy euality and health are not at odds with prosperity Compelling well researched and referenced A must read
Ebook Viking Economics PDF ´ viking download, economics pdf, Viking Economics PDFA good rundown of a bunch of ways the Nordic countries have their collective s#t together way better than most other countries in the world He points out that while Norway had oil wealth it was already doing very well before the oil started flowing in the 70s80s while the other Nordics don't have a similar resource wealth to piggy back on Argues that all of them a century or two ago were as poor and uneual as many other countries in Europe but it was a set of policies aimed at enhancing and
Ebook Viking Economics PDF ´ viking download, economics pdf, Viking Economics PDFSince the financial crisis in 2008 the neoliberal economic consensus has come under close scrutiny by many folks Thomas Piketty famously showed how wealth accumulation favored those who already had wealth to build upon especially when tax rates are low This book takes a look at the Nordic countries and how their economic models have resulted in both economic wealth and euality What is so interesting about this book is just how possible it seems putting in place an
Ebook Viking Economics PDF ´ viking download, economics pdf, Viking Economics PDFIf you've ever wondered how come all rankings and indicators of prosperity have a game of musical chairs going on at the top among the Scandinavian countries this book gives you the reasons Also how they got there They set a stellar example for the rest of the world in every area of public policy from sustainability gender parity livability economic prosperity inclusiveness social security peace you name it the Scandinavians got it As the book shows it wasn't always like this They have had to make difficult choices and make compromises over the past five decades They too have faltered at times like the 2008 economic collapse in Iceland But they came back strongly because of the solid community foundation they have nurtured over the decades George Lakey doesn't bother to hide his anti neoliberal bias so it's natural to doubt if his assertions are ideologically motivated or his anecd