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Aging in Comparative PerspectiveAging in Sweden

Aging in Comparative Perspective: Aging in Sweden [Sweden is a small country of less than ten million, but one that has a relatively high international profile, being generally viewed, we suggest, as a prosperous and progressive nation, a perception that is based on its liberal views, neutrality, an advanced welfare system and a strong economy that has led to a high standard of living. According to the BBC country profile, “public–private partnership is at the core of ‘the Swedish model,’ which was developed by the Social Democrats, who governed for most of the last 70 years until 2006” (BBC, 2011a, 2011b, 2011c; Haag, 2011). As noted in our introduction, Sweden was one of the first countries in the world (along with France) to be recognized as having a significant population of older people, and its mean life expectancy for men is currently assessed as being 80 years for men and 84 years for women, according to UN data. The country was quick to recover from the global recession of 2008 (Haag, 2011), and its liberality is shown by the fact that “The country is also a common destination for refugees and asylum seekers—immigrants make up more than 10% of its population” (ibid.). Sweden joined the EU in 1995, but like the UK in 2003 rejected the idea of becoming part of the Eurozone and retains a separate currency, the krona, seemingly a wise decision at the time of writing due to the pressures on the economies of Ireland, Greece, and Portugal.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

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Publisher
Springer US
Copyright
© Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012
ISBN
978-1-4614-1977-8
Pages
27 –36
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4614-1978-5_4
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Abstract

[Sweden is a small country of less than ten million, but one that has a relatively high international profile, being generally viewed, we suggest, as a prosperous and progressive nation, a perception that is based on its liberal views, neutrality, an advanced welfare system and a strong economy that has led to a high standard of living. According to the BBC country profile, “public–private partnership is at the core of ‘the Swedish model,’ which was developed by the Social Democrats, who governed for most of the last 70 years until 2006” (BBC, 2011a, 2011b, 2011c; Haag, 2011). As noted in our introduction, Sweden was one of the first countries in the world (along with France) to be recognized as having a significant population of older people, and its mean life expectancy for men is currently assessed as being 80 years for men and 84 years for women, according to UN data. The country was quick to recover from the global recession of 2008 (Haag, 2011), and its liberality is shown by the fact that “The country is also a common destination for refugees and asylum seekers—immigrants make up more than 10% of its population” (ibid.). Sweden joined the EU in 1995, but like the UK in 2003 rejected the idea of becoming part of the Eurozone and retains a separate currency, the krona, seemingly a wise decision at the time of writing due to the pressures on the economies of Ireland, Greece, and Portugal.]

Published: Oct 17, 2011

Keywords: Asylum Seeker; Pension System; Pension Reform; Pension Contribution; Swedish Model

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