> To have the Scandinavian model you have to start with Scandinavians. They > seem to recognize that they "are in it together." > > arthur
They may be in it together now, but they sure didn't seem to be thirty years ago. The Norwegians hated the Swedes because neutral Sweden had let the Germans pass through into Norway during WWII. Finland, which has a substantial Swedish population regarded Sweden as a big bully. As I said in a previous posting, I felt that Sweden was in a state of gridlock, though not one in which people suffered too much. My main interest at the time was how the various countries treated their Saamic (Lapp) populations. Finland, in my estimation, treated them very well. They regarded them as kindred because of linguistic and cultural affinities. The Norwegians also did very well. The Swedes did rather badly. Many of the things they were doing in their northlands made life very difficult for the Saams. Hopefully, as renown humanitarians, they have improved by now. Ed Ed Weick 577 Melbourne Ave. Ottawa, ON, K2A 1W7 Canada Phone (613) 728 4630 Fax (613) 728 9382 _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
