Sweden's ageing population is considered by some to be a ticking time bomb for the Swedish welfare model, but contributor Nima Sanandaji argues that we can afford a more optimistic view.
Uneven wealth distribution in Sweden can be put down in part to a lack of safe assets among individual Swedes, says liberal commentator Nima Sanandaji, who argues that politicians should encourage people to engage in investments to fight the disparity.
The government has made the life of small business owners in Sweden easier, but there's a danger in thinking that those reforms also unlock the potential for true entrepreneurship, argues liberal commentator Nima Sanandaji.
A new report has blamed youth unemployment on Sweden's high entry-level salaries. Liberal commentator Nima Sanandaji says bringing Sweden's wage scale in line with other rich EU countries could boost employment opportunities.
Amid debates marked by cheap shots and misdirection, liberal commentator Nima Sanandaji wonders whether Swedish politicians are capable of honest, reasoned debate in an election year.
The Social Democrats have proposed major changes to Sweden's welfare system, a move that reminds liberal commentator Nima Sanandaji of reforms enacted by former US President Bill Clinton.
While the recent scandal about unfair admissions practices at Sweden's free schools may be overblown, the revelations make it clear that the involvement of private players in Sweden's welfare sector needs to be improved, argues liberal commentator <b>Nima Sanandaji</b>.
Tax cuts have long been the hallmark of Sweden's Moderate Party. Why then, is the party no longer campaigning on a promise to reduce taxes further? Liberal commentator <b>Nima Sanandaji</b> explains.
While education is important to young Swedes' chances of finding work, more education does not necessarily translate into more success in the labour market, argues liberal commentator <b>Nima Sanandaji</b>.
Despite a wealth of resources, Malmö has yet to reach its full potential, says liberal commentator <b>Nima Sanandaji</b>, who argues the city needs a crime-fighting mayor in the mold of New York's former mayor Rudy Giuliani.
Tax cuts and simple market-oriented reforms are not enough to help Sweden remain a competitive and innovative country, argues liberal commentator <b>Nima Sanandaji</b>.
Liberal commentator <b>Nima Sanandaji</b> explains how the Swedish-Iranian yellow pages helps the integration of the Iranian community, with almost two thirds of its children in higher education.
As Sweden wrestles with a growing gap between low and high earners, liberal commentator <b>Nima Sanandaji</b> looks at which societal problems may be behind Sweden's rising income inequality and why the situation is unlikely to change.
Media and politicians in Sweden need to do a better job explaining that not all discrimination is based on racism. There are ways people can overcome it to climb the social ladder, argues liberal commentator <b>Nima Sanandaji</b>.
Political leaders in Sweden and elsewhere could do themselves and women a favour by sticking to the facts when beating the drum for gender equality, argues liberal commentator <b>Nima Sanandaji</b>.
As debate rages in Sweden about the role of private firms in the country's publicly-financed healthcare system, liberal commentator <b>Nima Sanandaji</b> suggests Swedes may find a solution inspired by an innovative heart surgeon from India.
Forcing public healthcare providers to pay fines for long waiting times, rather than leaving citizens to suffer, would help improve Sweden's public system, argues liberal commentator <b>Nima Sanandaji</b>.
<b>An excessively rigid labour market is at the root of Sweden's high youth unemployment and helps explain the recent proliferation of young people in early retirement schemes, argues Nima Sanandaji, CEO of the Captus think tank.</b>
<b>Sweden's much-vaunted gender equality statistics do not stretch as far as the boardrooms of private companies, an area in which the country has fallen way off the international pace, argues Nima Sanandaji, president of the free market think tank Captus.</b>
<b>Sweden's government needs to continue lowering taxes if the country is to get to grips with excessive public spending and an eroding work ethic, argues Nima Sanandaji</b>.
<b>Sweden could learn a lot from Canada and the UK when it comes to leveraging the power of entrepreneurship to help integrate immigrants, writes Nima Sanandaji of the Captus think tank.</b>
<b>Which comes first: urban creativity or sound economic growth? Nima Sanandaji aims to separate the chickens from the eggs as he examines the influence on Swedish policy-makers of US urban theorist Richard Florida.</b>
<b>While immigrants can find it difficult to establish a foothold on the job market in Sweden, politicians, intellectuals and the media are often too quick to make employment a race issue, writes Nima Sanandaji</b>.
<b>Sweden's political left should embrace free market reforms if it is to achieve its goals for a more equitable society, writes Nima Sanandaji</b> of the Captus think tank.
