A lot of the left has begun arguing that the US needs to start becoming more like Scandinavia in terms of its economical model. You know, health issues ("Well, in Sweden..."), labor markets, ("Well, in Denmark"), et cetera. This would be great, but aside from all the tired counterarguments (cultural geography, demographics, questioning the Scandinavian success itself), I'm sort of curious to know this:
Does the rest of Western Europe try and model itself on Scandinavia? After all, many in the American center-left say we don't have to be like slower-growth, higher-unemployment Germany, France, etc. So do France and Germany look to the Scandinavian countries too? Has a non-Scandinavian country tried to and successfully implemented the Scandinavian model? People with a better knowledge of Europe and its political predilection might know, but now I feel compelled to find out.
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