Was Sweden Headed Toward Socialism in the 1970s?
Sweden’s extraordinary wave of reforms in the 1970s, an era of explosive radicalism, reveal the achievements — and the limits — of social democracy.
2 Articles by: Kjell Östberg
Kjell Östberg is a professor of history at Södertörn University in Sweden.
The Great Reformer
Olof Palme’s career illustrates the Swedish model’s great successes — and crippling weaknesses.