Here's How the Refugee Crisis May Reshape Sweden's Social Model

In a Sweden grappling with an unprecedented inflow of refugees, many unthinkable things are becoming thinkable, Bloomberg states, mentioning a lower minimum wage as one of the hot topics in the public debate. “The Swedish model was a competitive advantage when Sweden was a homogeneous industrial society,” said Andreas Bergh, IFN, to Bloomberg: “But now it’s become an obstacle as no one really knows who should take responsibility for the changes that need to be made.”

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