(I was surprised by your number for France - where did you find such a higher numb for disabled in France?)
btw - feel free to sign as "Editor, ET" in case you had any scruples. In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
That still leaves you the choice to put 16% overall rather than 15%. Are you trying to play to their prejudices? ;-) In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
Are you trying to play to their prejudices?
Inactivity because of illness or disability As a percentage of population in each age group, 2003
I had read some debunking and that the most invalids were in northern Italy, but nothing about the low rate country-wide.
Myth and reality? La répartie est dans l'escalier. Elle revient de suite.
To say that the numbers "cast a pall" on Sweden's reputation is entirely unfair. In fact the numbers show that Sweden is maintaining average joblessness rates together with good ratings on almost all other metrics used to measure the heath of an economy.
Better?
Sweden manages to keep its unemployment rate low and does relatively well on other joblessness rates that can be computed and on almost all other metrics used to measure the health of an economy.
