Executive Summary
Assessment and Recommendations
Chapter 1. Key Challenges
-Economic Performance over the Past Decade
-The Ageing Challenge: To Preserve the Core of the Welfare System as the Dependency Ratio Rises
-Labour Supply Needs to Rise if the Welfare System is to be Maintained
-Achieving Environmental Objectives in the Least-Cost Way
-The Equity-Efficiency Trade-Off
-Conclusions
-Annex: Taking Stock of Structural Reforms
Chapter 2. Strengthening Public Finances
-Strengthening of Public Finances is Needed to Make the Welfare System Sustainable
-Fiscal Easing Has Pushed Public Finances off a Sustainable Course
-What Tools are Available to Improve Public Finances?
Chapter 3. Best Practices for Reducing Sickness and Disability Absences
-Who are the Sick and Disabled?
-Overview of the System
-What Works in Other Countries?
Chapter 4. Raising Hours Worked
-High Employment Rates Combine with Low Average Working Hours in Sweden
-There are Still Pockets where Labour Market Participation can be Raised
-Implementation of Unemployment Policies should be Tightened
Chapter 5. Improving Quality and Value for Money in Healthcare
-Context
-Strengths
-Key Challenges
-Summary and Recommendations for Reform
-Annex: Indicators of Health Status
-Annex: Lifestyle Factors that Influence Health