Promoting Well-being and Inclusiveness in Sweden
Sweden has a remarkable track record in sustaining a high level of well-being of its
citizens. The country performs above the OECD average in all dimensions of the OECD’s
Better Life Index, and these good outcomes are typically shared widely across the
population. Sweden is one of the leading countries in receiving refugees and a strong
supporter of ambitious global goals to fight climate change and implement the 2030
Sustainable Development Agenda. However, for this success story to continue, the country
needs to reverse the declining educational performance of its youth, speed up labour
market integration of newly arrived immigrants and address infrastructure deficiencies,
particularly in the housing sector. Also, Sweden’s high ambitions with respect to
environmental protection call for further policy action to advance the transition
to a low carbon and circular economy.
Published on August 30, 2016
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