While social welfare is integral to Nordic capitalism, Scandinavian countries are still market economies that had strong economic growth through the twentieth century and currently enjoy some of the highest standards of living in the world. However, these countries face problems of their own, such as an aging workforce and difficulties in integrating immigrants into the labor force and society at large.
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