Partanen Anu - The Nordic Theory Of Everything In Search Of A Better Life - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: In her careful evenhanded series of thoughtful essays Partanen who just became an American citizen parses the recipe for Nordic success that even the self - congratulatory exceptional American may want to ponder and adapt . An earnest well - written work worth heeding especially in our current toxic political climate. Kirkus Reviews A Finnish journalist now a naturalized American citizen asks Americans to draw on elements of the Nordic way of life to nurture a fairer happier more secure and less stressful society for themselves and their children. Moving to America in 2008, Finnish journalist Anu Partanen quickly went from confident successful professional to wary self - doubting mess. She found that navigating the basics of everyday life from buying a cell phone and filing taxes to education and childcare was much more complicated and stressful than anything she encountered in her homeland. At first she attributed her crippling anxiety to the difficulty of adapting to a freewheeling new culture. But as she got to know Americans better she discovered they shared her deep apprehension. To understand why life is so different in the U. S. and Finland Partanen began to look closely at both. In The Nordic Theory of Everything Partanen compares and contrasts life in the United States with life in the Nordic region focusing on four key relationships parents and children men and women employees and employers and government and citizens. She debunks criticism that Nordic countries are socialist nanny states revealing instead that it is Americans who are far more enmeshed in unhealthy dependencies than we realize. As Partanen explains step by step the Nordic approach allows citizens to enjoy more individual freedom and independence than we do. Partanen wants to open Americans eyes to how much better things can be to show her beloved new country what it can learn from her homeland to reinvigorate and fulfill the promise of the American dream to provide the opportunity to live a healthy safe economically secure upwardly mobile life for everyone. Offering insights advice and solutions The Nordic Theory of Everything makes a convincing argument that we can rebuild our society rekindle our optimism and restore true freedom to our relationships and lives.
Title: The Nordic Theory Of Everything In Search Of A Better Life
Author(s): Partanen Anu
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9780062316554
Pages: 432 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 6/27/2017