Why Sweden Embraced Capitalism

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal · 19min

Sweden, once considered by many as the standard bearer of high-tax and high-spend government, has embraced capitalism.

WSJ’s Tom Fairless reports on how the Nordic country privatized large swaths of its healthcare and school systems, promoted business and shrank the state.

Ryan Knutson hosts.  

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