Sweden: Selected Issues—The Role of Government

International Monetary Fund

No 2001/169, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: Sweden’s quality of life, public health, and educational attainment indicators are among the best in the world. Although it is impossible to pin down the optimal size of the welfare state precisely, the government has generally agreed to have become too big by the late 1980s. Globalization is changing the context in which the Swedish model operates by limiting its tax-based financing, but it does not rule out the preservation of its key elements. This paper assesses the effectiveness and impact of the extensive and highly developed welfare state in Sweden.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; public expenditure; per capita income; child benefit; progressive tax; Swedish krona; labor market; wealth tax; double taxation; indirect tax; Income; Personal income; Wages; Europe (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 97
Date: 2001-10-01
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