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Google hits do not make the term any more accurate.

There is no "Anglo-Saxon model".  You can speak of an "American model" or a "British model", but the two are very different.  The UK has universal public health care, reasonable public transportation, and paid parental leave, none of which exist in the US.  In fact, the UK is much closer to continental Europe than it is to the US.

by tyronen on Thu Dec 8th, 2005 at 02:18:19 PM EST
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The term does exist, and it is used by the English language press in exactly the way DoDo did.

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Dec 8th, 2005 at 05:11:54 PM EST
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Yup, and we've said that repeatedly around here as well: the Anglo-Saxon model is the bullshit free-trade model pushed by the rhetoric in the US and Britain and by the English-language business press. It's all nonsense: neither country actually implements free-trade at all. The phrase is a bit silly, but we sure as hell didn't originate it - complain to the FT if you like.
by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Fri Dec 9th, 2005 at 03:09:21 AM EST
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