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The Father of the Swedish Model in Memory of Gosta Rehn (1913-96)

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  • Lennart Erixon

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Gosta Rehn is often called 'the father of the Swedish Model'. As a source of ideas, a debater and creator of opinion, Rehn contributed to the development and application in Sweden of a unique model for economic policy in the years following the Second World War. The fact that Sweden had a Social Democratic government at the time, combined with the part played by the LO (the Swedish Trades Union Congress) in promoting and shaping a policy of stabilization and welfare, helped to ensure widespread acceptance of Rehn's ideas in the early postwar years.

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  • Lennart Erixon, 1997. "The Father of the Swedish Model in Memory of Gosta Rehn (1913-96)," Economic and Industrial Democracy, Department of Economic History, Uppsala University, Sweden, vol. 18(4), pages 635-650, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ecoind:v:18:y:1997:i:4:p:635-650
    DOI: 10.1177/0143831X97184007
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