Viking Economics by George Lakey
"Helps to lift the lid on what makes Northern Europe tick."--Forbes MagazineLiberals 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.
In Viking Economics--now with a new afterword by the author--George Lakey dispels these myths. He explores the inner workings of the Nordic economies that boast the world's happiest, most productive workers, and explains how we can enact some of the changes--including universal healthcare, affordable childcare, and a month of paid vacation for all--that the Scandinavians fought for surprisingly recently. We, too, can refuse to be governed by the elites and embrace equality in our economic policy--here's how.
GEORGE LAKEY has been active in direct action campaigns for six decades. Recently retired from Swarthmore College, where he was the Eugene M. Lang Visiting Professor for Issues of Social Change, Lakey was first arrested at a civil rights demonstration in March 1963, and his most recent arrest was on March 29, 2018, as a participant in the Power Local Green Jobs Campaign. His previous book was Viking Economics: How the Scandinavians Got It Right--and How We Can, Too. He lives in Philadelphia.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781612196213 |
| ISBN 10 | 1612196217 |
| Title | Viking Economics |
| Author | George Lakey |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Melville House Publishing |
| Year published | 2017-07-11 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
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