Challenges to the Swedish Welfare State
October 6, 1995
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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.
Subject: Expenditure, Export prices, Labor, Labor markets, Pension spending, Pensions, Prices, Public debt
Keywords: consumption shock, Europe, Export prices, government net wealth, labor market program, Labor markets, OP, pension, Pension spending, Pensions, recession, tax payment, trade performance
Pages:
73
Volume:
1995
DOI:
Issue:
014
Series:
Occasional Paper No. 1995/014
Stock No:
S130EA0000000
ISBN:
9781557754868
ISSN:
0251-6365
