THE FATHER OF THE SWEDISH MODEL - IN MEMORY OF REHN,GOSTA (1913-96)

Gosta Rehn is often called 'the father of the Swedish Model'. As a sou rce of ideas, a debater and creator of opinion, Rehn contributed to th e development and application in Sweden of a unique model for economic policy in the years following the Second World War. The fact that Swe den had a Social Democratic government at the time, combined with the part played by the LO (the Swedish Trades Union Congress) in promoting and shaping a policy of stabilization and welfare, helped to ensure w idespread acceptance of Rehn's ideas in the early postwar years.