The Swedish Model is a term that pops up here and there. The purpose of this background report is to summarize the elements of literature and investigate what referring. However, it is important to initially clarify that although the Rehn-Meidner model can appear to be central to the emergence...

This thesis studies two different models; the Swedish model and the Rehn-Meidner model. It shows their similarities and differences, and explains why it is inaccurate to put an equal mark between the two of them. An extensive discussion on the models is presented in order to give them each a...