Apart from the accounting trick implicit in Scandinavia’s success, the high share of government in employment may also make a real contribution to solving one of the most fundamental problems western economies now face. Prompted by capital flows to low-wage countries, specialization, outsourcing, and even immigration, the equilibrium price of unskilled labor has fallen throughout the western countries.
斯堪的那维亚国家的成功除了内含的会计把戏外，高政府就业份额还可能对解决西方经济体所面临的最为基本的问题之一作出实际的贡献。受到向低工资国家的资本流动、专业化、外包甚至移民的影响，整个富有世界国家中低技能劳工的平衡价格都已下降。但是，出于明显的社会性理由，这些国家却不愿让实际工资下降。