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Sweden: Lessons for America?
Sweden: Lessons for America?

Sweden: Lessons for America?

A personal exploration by Johan Norberg

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Documentary

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It's been suggested that Americans would be better off if the United States was more like Sweden. Do the Swedes know something that we don't? Sweden: Lessons for America? A Personal Exploration by Johan Norberg delves into the economic and social landscape of the Swedish scholar's homeland. Join him to see that the lessons to be learned from Sweden may not be the ones you expect. The one-hour documentary follows Norberg on a journey through the history of Sweden's economic rise, from one of the poorest countries in the world to one of the most prosperous. The program illuminates key ideas and enterprises that sparked the reform and continue to help Sweden maintain its lofty economic position, including freedom of the press, free trade, new technology companies, crazy jobs and even an old Swedish superhero.

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

56 mins

Rating

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Release Date

08 September 2018

Country

Sweden

Cast

Johan Norberg

Johan Norberg

Host

Per Ågren

Per Ågren

Mattias Bengtsson

Mattias Bengtsson

Andreas Bergh

Andreas Bergh

Barbara Bergström

Barbara Bergström

Klas Eklund

Klas Eklund

Claes-Mikael Jonsson

Claes-Mikael Jonsson

Anna Mellberg Karlsson

Anna Mellberg Karlsson

Peter Lageson

Peter Lageson

Carola Lemne

Carola Lemne

Sofia Olsson Olsén

Sofia Olsson Olsén

Tom G. Palmer

Tom G. Palmer

Lisa Pelling

Lisa Pelling

Mauricio Rojas

Mauricio Rojas

Nima Sanandaji

Nima Sanandaji

Karin Svanborg-Sjövall

Karin Svanborg-Sjövall

Anna-Katarina Skogh

Anna-Katarina Skogh

Jens Spendrup

Jens Spendrup

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