Sweden: Lessons for America?

Overview

It's been suggested that Americans would be better off if the United States was more like Sweden. Do the Swedes know something that we don't? Sweden: Lessons for America? A Personal Exploration by Johan Norberg delves into the economic and social landscape of the Swedish scholar's homeland. Join him to see that the lessons to be learned from Sweden may not be the ones you expect. The one-hour documentary follows Norberg on a journey through the history of Sweden's economic rise, from one of the poorest countries in the world to one of the most prosperous. The program illuminates key ideas and enterprises that sparked the reform and continue to help Sweden maintain its lofty economic position, including freedom of the press, free trade, new technology companies, crazy jobs and even an old Swedish superhero.

Directed by Maureen Castle Tusty, James Tusty

Top cast

Johan Norberg

Host

P

Per Ågren

M

Mattias Bengtsson

A

Andreas Bergh

B

Barbara Bergström

K

Klas Eklund

C

Claes-Mikael Jonsson

A

Anna Mellberg Karlsson

P

Peter Lageson

C

Carola Lemne

S

Sofia Olsson Olsén

T

Tom G. Palmer

L

Lisa Pelling

M

Mauricio Rojas

N

Nima Sanandaji

K

Karin Svanborg-Sjövall

A

Anna-Katarina Skogh

J

Jens Spendrup

Details