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This book is intended to inspire reform, to provide a clear analysis, and to stimulate an open debate. Evidence is assembled here of how the Social Model causes the problems and what reforms could take us to a prosperous Europe.

Western Europe is in deep trouble. Growth is low, unemployment is high, most people are dependent on the state and welfare services are falling apart. Yet most politicians defend the European Social Model. Reforms merely scratch the surface. But the Model is not the solution to our problems—it is the problem. The high taxes put a brake on growth, the regulated labour market stops new jobs and public monopolies can’t deliver welfare services. Forces like the international competition and the demographic situation make the need for radical reform desperate. Without reform, a collapse is coming. But if we decrease the size of the state and liberate the forces of development, Western Europe will face a new dawn. Many other countries have done it with great success. It is no secret what can be done, all it takes is political will. Facts and reality speak for themselves. This book shows what should be done and why.

Johnny Munkhammar

Johnny Munkhammar (1974 - 2012) is an analyst and commentator specialised in political and economic affairs, more specifically free-market reforms, globalisation, labour markets, European integration and foreign policy. He is affiliated with several think-tanks and policy institutes in Europe and the United States, including Timbro, Centre for European Policy Analysis and European Enterprise Institute.

Mr. Munkhammar holds a Masters Degree from Uppsala University, Sweden, where he majored in political science and minored in economics and economic history.

European Dawn is the most recent of Mr. Munkhammar’s five books. He has additionally contributed to numerous books, including 2007 Index of Economic Freedom, as well as to a range of studies and policy papers.

Mr. Munkhammar is a member of several societies and networks that engage in international economic and political matters. He is a sought-after speaker and panellist, appearing at conferences, corporations, institutes and universities across Europe and the United States.

Previously, Mr. Munkhammar has served as a senior adviser at the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise, leader writer at several local daily newspapers in Sweden, as well as a partner at a public affairs firm.

A frequent commentator and contributor to broadcast and print media, Mr. Munkhammar has also published hundreds of op-eds in leading international publications.

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