Lysbilde 1

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The Nordic model

• Strong social security
• Willingness to redistribute income
• Strong degree of local democracy
• A global winner region
• Equality we take care of each other
• Short distance to those in power
• Social inclusion we want all to participate
• Respect for nature

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Best on environmental issues

• University of Yale, State of the environment
• Sweden no. 2
• Finland no. 3
• Denmark no. 7
• Iceland no. 13
• Norway no. 18

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Can the world afford the Nordic
countries? Ecological footprint
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Sustainable development
Economical considerations
Ecological considerations
Social considerations
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A model in crisis?

• Few signs of new patterns of consumption
• Income disparities have grown
• Local politics less interesting
• People identify less with their local community
• Networks less attached to the local community
• NGOs from social involvement to hobbies

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Signs of hope?

• Samsø no fossil fuels by 2008 - The Nordic
  model at work
• The city district of Sagene in Oslo
• The Halkær Valley in Denmark
• Local stunts or national role models?
• Sweden will quit its oil habit within 2020

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Index on democracy

• The Economist Intelligence Unit
• 60 indicators in the five cathegories
• Election processes and political diversity
• Civil rights
• The function of the authorities
• Political participation
• Political culture

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Index on democracy

• The Economist Intelligence Unit
• Sweden 9,88
• Iceland 9,71
• Netherlands 9,66
• Norway 9,55
• Denmark 9,52
• Finland 9,25
• Luxembourg 9,10
• Australia 9,09
• Canada 9,02
• Switzerland 9,02
• 17. USA 8,22
• 23. Great Britain 8,08

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