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- Title
SOCIAL SERVICES AND PUBLIC EXPENDITURE IN SWEDEN: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND PROBLEMS.
- Authors
Heinig, Peter
- Abstract
The vision of the "welfare state"—regarded by some as the golden future and by others as a species of Orwellian political nightmare—is virtually a reality in Sweden. As readers of this article will discover, state-provided or supported services protect the Swedish citizen against almost every hazard that can befall the individual or his family during the course of a lifetime. Generally, the various benefits are provided as a matter of right and are financed by income, payroll, or other special taxes. As the author summarizes this development, "The state has become an insurance company. …" Opposition to further development toward the social service state has not been lacking, however. In 1959, for example, the Riksdag passed a law providing for a major reform in the pension system, but only after many years of controversy ending in a close vote in favor of the reform. In addition to describing the issues involved in this reform, the author raises some critical questions about the long-term consequences of the increases in social service expenditure for Sweden's economy.
- Subjects
SWEDEN; SOCIAL legislation; HUMAN services; SOCIAL policy; MEDICAL care; CHILD services; PUBLIC welfare; SOCIAL services; PUBLIC housing
- Publication
ILR Review, 1960, Vol 13, Issue 4, p533
- ISSN
0019-7939
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/001979396001300403