LEADER 04276nam 2200733 a 450 001 9910451721403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-43095-1 010 $a9786611430955 010 $a0-226-26185-9 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226261850 035 $a(CKB)1000000000488665 035 $a(EBL)408601 035 $a(OCoLC)476229838 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000270227 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11253657 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000270227 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10262171 035 $a(PQKB)10657113 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC408601 035 $a(DE-B1597)535682 035 $a(OCoLC)781255312 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226261850 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL408601 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10230012 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL143095 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000488665 100 $a19961113d1997 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||#|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe welfare state in transition$b[electronic resource] $ereforming the Swedish model /$fedited by Richard B. Freeman, Robert Topel, and Birgitta Swedenborg 210 $aChicago $cUniversity of Chicago Press$d1997 215 $a1 online resource (490 p.) 225 1 $aNational Bureau of Economic Research conference report 225 1 $aConference report (National Bureau of Economic Research) 300 $aA research report presented at a public conference held in Sweden in January 1995. 311 $a0-226-26178-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tAcknowledgments --$tIntroduction --$t1 Generating Equality and Eliminating Poverty, the Swedish Way --$t2 Public Employment, Taxes, and the Welfare State in Sweden --$t3 Tax Policy in Sweden --$t4 Wage Policy and Restructuring: The Swedish Labor Market since 1960 --$t5 The Effects of Sweden's Welfare State on Labor Supply Incentives --$t6 An Evaluation of the Swedish Active Labor Market Policy: New and Received Wisdom --$t7 Taxes and Subsidies in Swedish Unemployment --$t8 The Social Costs of Regulation and Lack of Competition in Sweden: A Summary --$t9 Industrial Policy, Employer Size, and Economic Performance in Sweden --$t10 A Heckscher-Ohlin View of Sweden Competing in the Global Marketplace --$tContributors --$tAuthor Index --$tSubject Index 330 $aOnce heralded in the 1950's and 1960's as a model welfare state, Sweden is now in transition and in trouble since its economic plunge in the early 1990's. This volume presents ten essays that examine Sweden's economic problems from a U.S. perspective. Exploring such diverse topics as income equalization and efficiency, welfare and tax policy, wage determination and unemployment, and international competitiveness and growth, they consider how Sweden's welfare state succeeded in eliminating poverty and became a role model for other countries. They then reflect on Sweden's past economic problems, such as the increase in government spending and the fall in industrial productivity, warning of problems to come. Finally they review the consequences of the collapse of Sweden's economy in the early 1990's, exploring the implications of its efforts to reform its welfare state and reestablish a healthy economy. This volume will be of interest to policymakers and analysts, social scientists, and economists interested in welfare states. 410 0$aNational Bureau of Economic Research conference report. 410 0$aConference report (National Bureau of Economic Research) 606 $aBusiness 606 $aSocial sciences 606 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / General$2bisacsh 607 $aSweden$xEconomic conditions$y1945-$vCongresses 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aBusiness. 615 0$aSocial sciences. 615 7$aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / General. 676 $a330.9485/059 701 $aFreeman$b Richard B$g(Richard Barry),$f1943-$0118990 701 $aTopel$b Robert H$0145544 701 $aSwedenborg$b Birgitta$f1941-$0145545 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910451721403321 996 $aThe welfare state in transition$92088717 997 $aUNINA