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Viking economics : how the Scandinavians got it right--and how we can, too / George Lakey.
Record details
- ISBN: 1612196217 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9781612196213 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: xii, 303 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Brooklyn : Melville House, [2017]
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and Internet addresses. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 23.99 |
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| Subject: | Social service > Scandinavia. Equality > Scandinavia. Welfare state > Scandinavia. Scandinavia > Social policy. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Cookstown Branch | 330.948 Lak | 31681020059143 | NONFICPBK | Available | - |
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"Helps to lift the lid on what makes Northern Europe tick."âForbes Magazine
Liberals worldwide invoke Scandinavia as a promised land of equality, while most conservatives fear it as a hotbed of liberty-threatening socialism. But the left and right can usually agree on one thing: that the Nordic system is impossible to replicate elsewhere. The US and UK are too big, or too individualistic, or too . . . something. Â
In Viking Economicsânow with a new afterword by the authorâGeorge Lakey dispels these myths. He explores the inner workings of the Nordic economies that boast the worldâs happiest, most productive workers, and explains how we can enact some of the changesâincluding universal healthcare, affordable childcare, and a month of paid vacation for allâthat the Scandinavians fought for surprisingly recently. We, too, can refuse to be governed by the elites and embrace equality in our economic policyâhereâs how.
