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From Social State To Minimal State
''From Social State to Minimal State'' ( da, Fra socialstat til minimalstat) is a book by Anders Fogh Rasmussen. Published in 1993, it expounded the future Danish prime minister's classical liberal worldview. He argues that Denmark should transition from a welfare state into a low-tax economy and delivers advice and reflections on how it should be done. Rasmussen was a backbencher, and his book formed a part of his strident criticism of the post-war welfare state. Rasmussen claims that the welfare state was "developing a slave mentality in the people". He argues that economic inequality is the prime motivating force in society and maintains that its existence in itself is not a bad thing but that only poverty is. Rasmussen repeatedly makes the point that Danish people pay the highest taxes in the world, which he would press again in the 2001 general election that saw him become Prime Minister. However, he has otherwise repudiated many of the views expressed in the bookEast et al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Anders Fogh Rasmussen (; born 26 January 1953) is a Danish politician who was the 24th Prime Minister of Denmark from November 2001 to April 2009 and the 12th Secretary General of NATO from August 2009 to October 2014. He became CEO of political consultancy Rasmussen Global and founded the Alliance of Democracies Foundation. He serves as a Senior Adviser to Citigroup. He also served as a senior advisor at The Boston Consulting Group. Rasmussen was first elected to the Folketing in 1978 and served in various ministerial positions, including Minister of Tax (1987–1992) and Minister of Economic Affairs (1990–1992). In his early career, Rasmussen was a strident critic of the welfare state, writing the classical liberal book '' From Social State to Minimal State'' in 1993. However, his views moved towards the political centre through the 1990s. He was elected the leader of the conservative-liberal party Venstre in 1998 and headed a centre-right coalition with the Conse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
