On Sep 20, 2010, at 3:43 PM, Bhaskar Sunkara wrote:
> Funny thing is that his basic point-- that the German "model" has been
> undermined and will continue to be undermined (and was flawed
> and inadequate even at its peak) is something I don't think many would
> disagree with.
Add to that the fact that people who study these things classify the German welfare state as different from the Scandinavian one. The German w.s. is more family- and employer-dependent, in contrast with the Scandinavian version which tends to be more universal.
Doug