Charles Murray observed that many policy ideas work well in Sweden not because the ideas are good but because Sweden has exceptionally high social solidarity and communitarian cooperation, allowing unusual models (from Skinnerism to kibbutzism) to function temporarily before eventual erosion of trust and cooperation.
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Jonah GoldbergEvidence Quote
“pretty much any idea will work for a while with Swedes...you have a very high level of communitarian cooperation”
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