2.8 Nordic Socialism and welfare
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This article is from the Nordic countries FAQ, by Antti Lahelma and Johan Olofsson, with numerous contributions by others.
2.8 Nordic Socialism and welfare
The Nordic societies can be characterized as countries with rather
subtile class differences. To define which class people belong to has
become harder in the last 50 years, when the democracy has led to
compulsory education and social insurances for everyone. Equality has
been the slogan best remembered from the French revolution, and strong
labor unions have achieved many of their goals, with for instance
manual workers often earning well as much as lower officials and
teachers.
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