The main factors of the recent development of European welfare states: Swedish case

2021, 2021, No. 3


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25.11.2021

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economics and finance, communication and media studies, political science and public administration, management and quality studies, law, sociology, international relations

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Abstract

This analytical essay is devoted to identifying the features of the formation and development of the Swedish model of the welfare state. The authors study the factors that played the main role in the development of the Swedish model. The authors also assess the impact of the 2008 economic crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic on the Swedish welfare state.

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