Challenges to the Swedish Welfare State /

Sweden's economy in the early 1990s has been characterized by a deep recession, high unemployment, a ballooning public sector budgete deficit, and a decline in the value of the currency- developments that have raised questions about the country's capacity to sustain its comprehensive welfa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lachman, Desmond
Other Authors: Green, J., Hagemann, Robert, Ramaswamy, Ramana
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1995.
Series:Occasional Papers; Occasional Paper ; No. 1995/014
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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Summary:Sweden's economy in the early 1990s has been characterized by a deep recession, high unemployment, a ballooning public sector budgete deficit, and a decline in the value of the currency- developments that have raised questions about the country's capacity to sustain its comprehensive welfare state. This study provides an analysis of recent economic developments in a longer-term context and assesses their implications for future policies.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (73 pages)
Format:Mode of access: Internet
ISSN:0251-6365
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