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All items tagged welfare stateOpen Think Tank ArticlesSeptember 27, 2007 | Sweden: A "Welfare Paradise" Offers Lessons For EuropeMaria Rankka: I urge Europe to look beyond Sweden’s mythic welfare state and learn from the country’s history of free trade and free enterprise. Protectionism and social safety nets will not forestall the wave of competition from globalization. ... MoreGlobal Must Read ArticlesMay 4, 2009 | Robust Germany is a Pillar of the Global EconomyGermany’s economic stimulus efforts are comparable to the US’. ++ Strong financial, social welfare and regulatory systems have allowed Germany to absorb the shockwaves from the crisis and the nation is now boosting the global economy. ++ German households are in hardly any debt meaning consumption will actually increase in 2009. ++ The stability of German consumption is now the world’s ... MoreMarch 31, 2009 | G20 Meeting to Determine the Global Economy's PathThe upcoming G20 meeting will determine the future path of the global economic system. ++ The camps are divided into two: Obama, Brown and the IMF (who speak of depressed demand and push for stimulus plans) vs. Sarkozy and Merkel (who speak of the success of the “welfare state” to offer protection against the crisis). ++ It is crucial that the G20 rejects any suggestions for ... MoreCommentsAugust 2, 2010 | Nicely said, Rachel. Charlemagne had a great... |
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