Where:
Scandinavian Cultural Center
206 Waltham Street
West Newton, MA 02465
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
Lectures & Conferences
Event website:
http://scandicenter.org/event/author-series-viking-economics/
Thanks to the Nordic economic model, the Scandinavians are now among the most equal countries in the world. They are also known for shared prosperity, even though only Norway found oil. A century ago they had a huge wealth gap, only a pretend democracy, and poverty that drove large numbers to leave their countries.
How Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden turned themselves around is the subject of George Lakey’s new book, “Viking Economics: How the Scandinavians got it right and how we can, too,” released by Melville House July 2016. The book drew articles in Bloomberg.com, the Atlantic Monthly, and Time Magazine, while it was named “Book of the Week” by the London Times. Bill McKibben called it “Completely fascinating,” not least for Scandinavian achievements in meeting the climate crisis.
Event will be followed by a signing.
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