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The Overgrown Public Sector

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Bo Södersten from Left to Right

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The chapter examines a Bo Södersten’s views of the Swedish public sector, which he thought was overgrown. High taxes resulted in nothing but low-productive public jobs. The “nourishing” private sector had to feed a “draining” public sector—a view that caused a lot of criticism. The chapter also contains Bo’s suggestions for reform of the Swedish pension system—an essential part of the public sector.

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Notes

  1. 1.

    Södersten (1971b).

  2. 2.

    Tobisson (1971).

  3. 3.

    Södersten (1989a).

  4. 4.

    Södersten (1989b)

  5. 5.

    Södersten (1990b).

  6. 6.

    Södersten (1988d).

  7. 7.

    Södersten (1991j).

  8. 8.

    Södersten (1992d, 1992e).

  9. 9.

    Sundell (1993), Bergqvist (1993). See also Rothstein and Boëthius (1993).

  10. 10.

    Södersten (1993c).

  11. 11.

    Södersten (1993d).

  12. 12.

    Södersten (1993f).

  13. 13.

    Furåker (1994).

  14. 14.

    Södersten (1994b).

  15. 15.

    Södersten (1994c).

  16. 16.

    Södersten (1994d).

  17. 17.

    Södersten (1994f).

  18. 18.

    Södersten (1992b).

  19. 19.

    Södersten (1992c).

  20. 20.

    Södersten (1993g).

  21. 21.

    Södersten (1995f). For an evaluation of the 1994 pension reform, see Kruse and Ståhlberg (2020).

  22. 22.

    Södersten (1999b).

  23. 23.

    Södersten (1991j).

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Lundahl, M. (2022). The Overgrown Public Sector. In: Bo Södersten from Left to Right. Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-09101-8_14

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