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Social Dysfunctions and Myths: Indicators of Social Malaise in Sweden and Other Industrialized Societies
Author(s) -
Schiff Martin
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
american journal of economics and sociology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.199
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1536-7150
pISSN - 0002-9246
DOI - 10.1111/j.1536-7150.1975.tb01187.x
Subject(s) - malaise , per capita , incentive , social welfare , welfare state , mythology , economics , welfare , development economics , political science , sociology , economic growth , market economy , demography , history , law , population , politics , immunology , biology , classics
A bstract . Sweden's sexual freedom and its Welfare State are said by the country's critics to have produced widespread social malaise characterized by loss of individual initiative, capitalist incentive and religious belief and a coincident rise in social problems. By comparative analysis of social indicators, this Investigation finds that, on the contrary, Sweden remains a capitalistic country in the forefront of progressive reform with an unmatched annual output of goods and services per capita.