The Swedish Model
The Car Rental Sweden is considered of having one of the world’s best developed social welfare systems. The country has the highest social spending to GDP ration in the world. That means it is the nation in the world that spends the biggest part of its economic product on providing social services to its citizens.
As a result the country has the arguably the lowest levels of relative and absolute poverty in the world as well as one of the most equal income distribution. Furthermore, the country has one of the best and most accessible education, pension system and health care.
The Swedish model tem was coined in an Australian news article from 2006 describing the distinct political and social agenda present in the country. Then, the term was again used by the Economist which interviewed the prominent Swedish economist Assar Lindbeck about the accomplishments of the Swedish social welfare system.BW The President Hotel Istanbul Best Western The President Hotel is a superior four star hotel in the historical Istanbul, adjacent to tourist, business, entertainment and shopping areas.
The first steps toward the improved welfare system were taken in the end of the 19th century. Then, the poor relief laws were passed. The next step was in 1913 when the Swedish Liberal Party broadened the existing social system. The National Pension Act was also passed in 1913. In 1918 the responsibility for the poor was shifted to local governments. This law has turned into the cornerstone of the later developments.
In 1938 the relations between employers and employees were coded in a sense of mutual responsibility and development of the labor market in the Saltsjobaden Agreement. The trend continued in the 1950s and 60s and reached its peak in the 1970s. As a result the state achieved unprecedented levels of consistent growth, quality of life, social mobility and welfare. Today Sweden ranks among the top in all rankings about literacy, health, quality of life, Human Development Index and others. In this it has surpassed many other developed nations including the US.
Car rental companies in Sweden are Europcar, Sixt, Budget and National Citer.