The Nordic Model: A Recipe for European Success?

At a time when the EU is attempting to relaunch the Lisbon Strategy and discussions on European competitiveness tend to focus on the choice between the traditional, Continental model and the more liberal, Anglo-Saxon model, the European Policy Centre has published a Working Paper entitled: 'The Nordic model: A recipe for European success?' highlighting the advantages of a remarkably successful 'third way' - the Nordic model, which has managed to combine a liberal attitude towards markets with a high degree of security for individuals. .