Word: sweden
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Less Like Andorra. Finally, a coalition of Socialists, Communists and right-of-center Liberals passed the bill by defeating a combination of Christian Democrats, Monarchists and neoFascists. Perhaps now, said the weekly L'Espresso, "Italy will be a bit more like England and Sweden and a bit less like Paraguay and Andorra...
...much of the world, Scandinavia, rather than the U.S., represents the ideal of an economic Utopia. Sweden has the world's second highest per capita income; Denmark, Norway and Finland also rank high. All four are free of slums, hunger and extreme poverty. All enjoy steady economic growth combined with full employment. By contrast, the U.S. is beset by labor unrest, rising unemployment and slow growth. How do the Scandinavians do so much better...
...Sweden has not had a major strike since 1945. Norway has had no strikes at all since 1965. Denmark has a less enviable record, but in terms of work days lost by strikes, it is almost 50 times better than...
...stated goal of Sweden's National Trade Union Confederation, or Lands-organisation, is "to give due consideration to the effect of wage developments on the national economy." Sweden's powerful LO represents one worker in every two, and Denmark's LO also has every second worker as a member; Norway's encompasses a third of all breadwinners. Management groups are equally strong, well-organized-and enlightened. Corporations provide quite a few fringe benefits. Oslo's Tandbergs Radiofabrikk, for instance, supplies a gym for its employees and holds parties for them, including one near Christmas...
...growing concern over DDT last week prompted the U.S. to follow the lead of the states (Michigan and Arizona) and foreign countries (Canada and Sweden) that have already decided to curb use of the chemical. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare Robert Finch announced that over the next two years the Federal Government will phase out all except "essential" uses...