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Suggest an Entry under this Topic | | Birthplace of |
| Ingrid Bergman, in Stockholm, on 29 Aug 1915 |
| Greta Garbo, Greta Lovisa Gustafsson, in Stockholm, on 18 Sep 1905 |
| Ben Kingsley, Krishna Bhanji, in Scarborough, England, on 31 Dec 1943 |
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| Knut Wicksell, in Stockholm, on 20 Dec 1851 |
| Deathplace of |
| Knut Wicksell, in Stockholm, on 3 May 1926 |
| Measures of Freedom |
Freedom House Ratings, Freedom in the World 2003
2003: Political Rights: 1, Civil Liberties: 1, Status: Free, Economy: Mixed capitalist |
Level of Economic Freedom, Economic Freedom of the World: 2003 Annual Report
2001: 7.1 (out of 10) |
Level of Economic Freedom, Economic Freedom of the World: 2004 Annual Report
2002: 7.3 (out of 10) |
Level of Economic Freedom, Economic Freedom of the World
2005: 7.5 (out of 10) |
| Articles |
How the Welfare State Corrupted Sweden, by Per Bylund, Mises.org Daily Article, 31 May 2006
Related Topics: Day Care, Personal Responsibility, Unemployment
"Old people in Sweden say that to be Swedish means to supply for your own, to take care of your self, and never be a burden on anyone else's shoulders. ... What we are now seeing ... is the perfectly logical consequence of the welfare state: when handing out benefits and thereby taking away the individual's responsibility ... a new kind of individual is created — the immature, irresponsible, and dependent." |
The Sweden Myth, by Stefan Karlsson, Mises.org Daily Article, 7 Aug 2006
"... far-reaching free market reforms in the 1860s allowed Sweden to benefit from the spreading Industrial Revolution. ... during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Sweden saw its economy rapidly industrializing, driven by the many Swedish inventors and entrepreneurs. ... In addition, there were countless non-inventing entrepreneurs during that period ..." |
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