Sweden: Lessons for America? A personal exploration by Johan Norberg (2018)
A personal exploration by Johan Norberg
60 min
It's been suggested that Americans would be better off if the United States was more like Sweden. Do the Swedes know something that we don't? Sweden: Lessons for America? A Personal Exploration by Johan Norberg delves into the economic and social landscape of the Swedish scholar's homeland. Join him to see that the lessons to be learned from Sweden may not be the ones you expect. The one-hour documentary follows Norberg on a journey through the history of Sweden's economic rise, from one of the poorest countries in the world to one of the most prosperous. The program illuminates key ideas and enterprises that sparked the reform and continue to help Sweden maintain its lofty economic position, including freedom of the press, free trade, new technology companies, crazy jobs and even an old Swedish superhero.
- Release date
- September 8, 2018
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Per Agren as Self - interviewee
- Mattias Bengtsson as Self - interviewee
- Andreas Bergh as Self - interviewee
- Barbara Bergstrom as Self - interviewee
- Klas Eklund as Self - interviewee
- Claes Mikael Jonsson as Self - interviewee
- Anna Mellberg Karlsson as Self - interviewee
- Jens Lageson as Self - interviewee
- Peeter Lageson as Self - interviewee
- Carola Lemne as Self - interviewee
Crew
- James Tusty · Director
- Maureen Castle Tusty · Director
- Mike Majoros · Writer
- James Tusty · Writer
- Maureen Castle Tusty · Writer
- Harmeet Basur · Cinematographer
- Craig Braden · Cinematographer
- Mike Majoros · Editor