Yeah the Scandinavian countries certainly do a lot of things very right, but they also do a lot of things very wrong and sometimes those choices aren’t as independent or unrelated as they seem. Having a massive sovereign wealth fund: Good. Having a massive sovereign wealth fund that invests heavily in Evil because it’s a better return on investment: Not Good. It’s important to keep these kind of facts in mind before somebody starts just copy-pasting wholesale “The Scandinavian model” to solving any problem like some people in the rest of the world like to do.
Yeah the Scandinavian countries certainly do a lot of things very right, but they also do a lot of things very wrong and sometimes those choices aren’t as independent or unrelated as they seem. Having a massive sovereign wealth fund: Good. Having a massive sovereign wealth fund that invests heavily in Evil because it’s a better return on investment: Not Good. It’s important to keep these kind of facts in mind before somebody starts just copy-pasting wholesale “The Scandinavian model” to solving any problem like some people in the rest of the world like to do.