Sweden: Lessons for America?

Sep 8, 2018

0h 56m

★ 0.0

A personal exploration by Johan Norberg

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Free to Choose Network

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Cast

Host

Johan Norberg

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

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