In their own Swede time: pandemic pragmatism

The Intelligence from The Economist

• Episode: In their own Swede time: pandemic pragmatism
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• Duration: 00:23:48
• Published: 2020-10-12 12:10

By the numbers to date, Sweden's light-touch covid-19 measures may not seem successful. But its pragmatism takes an instructively long view of the pandemic. China’s high-level party machinery brooks no political dissent; among street-level functionaries, stories of disobedience and tolerance are far more nuanced. And a devilishly clever way to stem the poaching of endangered turtles’ eggs.

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