The socialist image of Sweden and other Scandinavian countries stems from the 1970s and 80s. As late as 1960, for every 100 Swedes who earned most of their income in the private sector, there were ...

Dr Rainer Zitelmann is a German historian, sociologist and author. His latest book is The Power of Capitalism. In our exclusive series, Zitelmann reveals a compelling body of evidence that ...