Challenges to the Swedish Welfare State

By Desmond Lachman, Ramana Ramaswamy, J. H. Green, Robert P. Hagemann, Adam Bennett

October 6, 1995

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Desmond Lachman, Ramana Ramaswamy, J. H. Green, Robert P. Hagemann, and Adam Bennett. Challenges to the Swedish Welfare State, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 1995) accessed September 18, 2024

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.

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

Publication Details

Pages:

73
Volume:

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DOI:

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Series:

Occasional Paper No. 1995/014
Stock No:

S130EA0000000
ISBN:

9781557754868
ISSN:

0251-6365

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