From the Book - 1st edition.
Introduction : Discovering today's Vikings beyond the guidebooks
pt. I. How they got to the top. Vikings as iconic adventurers, then and now ; Making their way in a globalized world ; Vikings get lost, bankers go wild ; Iceland created the biggest crash, the rebounds ; How Norwegians empowered themselves to adopt the Nordic model
pt. II. Design for living in the Nordic countries. More start-ups than the United States : support for entrepreneurs, workers, and the equality of women ; Family farmers and cooperatives : key players in the Nordic model ; Preventing poverty : Nordics learn how an advanced economy can abolish poverty ; Creating workl/life balance ; Breaking barriers to education and lifelong learning ; Paying for what you get : the Viking approach to taxes
pt. III. Today's challenges, for them and for us. Allowing racial and other differences to work for the common good ; Reaching for high goals on climate change ; How relevant is the Nordic model to the United States?
