Sweden: Lessons for America?
A personal exploration by Johan Norberg
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
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Revenue
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Runtime
56 min
Release Date
2018-09-08
Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Johan Norberg
Host
Per Ågren
Mattias Bengtsson
Andreas Bergh
Barbara Bergström
Klas Eklund
Claes-Mikael Jonsson
Anna Mellberg Karlsson
Peter Lageson
Carola Lemne
Sofia Olsson Olsén
Tom G. Palmer
Lisa Pelling
Mauricio Rojas
Nima Sanandaji
Karin Svanborg-Sjövall
Anna-Katarina Skogh
Jens Spendrup
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