Economic growth Swedish style

Hambleton, Robin

Abstract

This article suggests that, if the UK central government wants to bring about strong economic growth, whilst also levelling up the country, it should draw lessons from countries that have already done this. The example set out is Sweden. This country outperforms the UK on range of societal indicators, including productivity, level of equality, and environmental indicators. The article explains how the very strong system of local government in Sweden underpins many of these achievements.

Citation

Hambleton, R. (2022). Economic growth Swedish style. [Website Article]

• Digital Artefact Type: Website Content
• Acceptance Date: Sep 16, 2022
• Online Publication Date: Sep 30, 2022
• Publication Date: Sep 30, 2022
• Deposit Date: Oct 16, 2022
• Publisher: EMAP
• Keywords: economic growth; levelling up; Sweden
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10090750
• Publisher URL: https://www.lgcplus.com/politics/devolution-and-economic-growth/robin-hambleton-economic-growth-swedish-style-30-09-2022/
• Related Public URLs: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/cities-and-communities-beyond-covid-19
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