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THE PRICE OF EVERYTHING
General introduction to the Nordic model of society,
including its history, basic features and current challenges.
       
THE NORDIC ALTERNATIVE

Proceedings of a seminar on the Nordic model's current challenges
and future prospects. Keynote speaker Gösta Esping-Andersen
is a leading authority on the gemeral-welfare state.
      
BETTER THAN MONEY
Generally regarded as the richest country in the world, the USA
ranks near the bottom when the weatlh of nations is measured
in terms of "everything that makes life worthwhile".
The Nordic countries rank at the top.
     
THE MARKET FOR SOCIAL INSECURITY
An efficient national pension system that has helped to make Sweden's
old folks among the most economically secure in the world has been
replaced by a costly, elaborate construction which is almost certain
to make the retirement years of future generations less secure.
       
THE LEGACY OF OLOF PALME

On the political legacy of Olof Palme, and what has
become of it since his assassination in 1986.
       
SWEDISH FOREIGN POLICY

Notes on the decline of Sweden's once enlightened
and widely admired foreign policy.
           
COLOMBIAN 'DIPLOMAT' THREATENS SWEDISH LIVES
Former head of intelligence at Colombia's Stockholm embassy aims
death threats at journalist, Swedish and Colombian parliamentarians,
and two solidarity organizations based in Sweden.
(PDF: 140 KB)
        
GREAT EUROPEAN EXPECTATIONS

Sweden joined the European Union in 1995, on the promise that it
would remain a loose confederation of independent states. But
powerful interests have steadily expanded the scope and
authority of the EU at the expense of national integrity.
       
THREE TYPES OF EUROPEAN SOCIETY

A large body of evidence clearly suggests that a strong state
and a strong market reinforce each other.
       
PRIVATIZATION, TNCs & DEMOCRACY

The public sector is everywhere under attack by the forces of
neo-liberalism, including those which dominate the European Union.
Current plans by the EU will lead to further privatization and transfer
of power from democratic institutions to transnational corporations.
       
FROM SOLIDARITY TO PRIVATE INSURANCE
The promotion of "diversity" in Swedish health care is likely to lead to
full-scale privatization and the division of the populace into first-
and second-class citizens. (In Swedish with summary in English)
       
SWEDISH NATIONAL ELECTION 2002

The general-welfare state received yet another vote of confidence, and
the neo-liberal alternative was emphatically rejected. But that does not
necessarily mean that the Swedes are going to get what they voted for.
       
IN DEFENCE OF GENERAL WELFARE

"For the Welfare State" is the name of a broad coalition in Norway which
seeks to reverse the trend toward "growing inequality, attacks on
public services, and ruthless exploitation of the environment.”
       
NORDIC WELFARE IN A EUROPEAN CONTEXT

A study of developments during the past two decades has found little
evidence to suggest that the Nordic welfare states are becoming
”Europeanized”. The actual trend appears to be the reverse.