The Nordic model

It is an invariable rule of revolutions, from the collapse of communism in Russia to the overthrow of the Tunisian dictatorship, that someone declares they want their liberated country to follow the Swedish or Nordic model of development. By this they mean an affluent and egalitarian utopia.

The World Today Updated 10 September 2024 1 minute READ

Alan Philps

Former Editor, The World Today, Communications and Publishing

Amid the grinding recession in Europe, the Nordic model is having a new lease of life: the countries of northern Europe are faring better than the southern tier. In our cover story Alyson JK Bailes, a diplomat turned professor who has lived and worked in Norway, Finland, Sweden and Iceland, shares her decades of experience.

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