Carroll E
Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205.
Int J Health Serv. 1993;23(3):475-82. doi: 10.2190/VP4B-6D7L-WB4L-H4DB.
The Swedish welfare state is facing the greatest threat since its inception. Attacks stem from the country's sharp economic downturn since 1989 and the related currency crisis of September 1992. Politicians of the right and left have responded to the economic crisis by initiating cutbacks in social welfare programs and supporting policies that will lead to a massive transfer of income from working people to corporations. The focus on cutting social programs is misplaced. The Swedish economy flourished for decades with the network of social service programs in place; the welfare state cannot be blamed for economic problems that have only recently arisen.
瑞典福利国家正面临自创立以来最大的威胁。攻击源于该国自1989年以来急剧的经济衰退以及1992年9月相关的货币危机。左右翼政治家通过削减社会福利项目以及支持将导致收入从劳动者大量转移至企业的政策来应对经济危机。专注于削减社会项目是错误的。瑞典经济在已有的社会服务项目网络下繁荣了几十年；近期才出现的经济问题不应归咎于福利国家。
