
Sweden: a social model losing its sheen
Sweden’s much-lauded model of prosperity and social comfort is threatened by a lack of public investment.
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Roger Mörtvik is author of Den demokratiska och investerande välfärdsstaten and a former state secretary responsible for the labour market, education and social policy. Previously, he was a policy director at TCO, The Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees.

Sweden’s much-lauded model of prosperity and social comfort is threatened by a lack of public investment.