The example of “Sweden” is constantly used as a rhetorical weapon against Hayek’s work, usually by folk who know close to nothing about Sweden and the evolution of its social / economic system. (And usually next to nothing about Hayek’s work, either.)

reason.tv has an interview with Swedish economist Andreas Bergh, author of The Capitalist Welfare State, which shines light on a topic dominated by “pulled out of a hat” rhetoric.

ht Arnold Kling.