Does the Nordic model of Social Democracy still work?

And would it work in North America?

Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, the Faeroes, Iceland, and similar Social Democracies in the Baltic nations and the Netherlands.

Did they work in their respective countries, and would they work in North America?

I wrote a dissertation about this region en lieu of the foreign language requirement when I was in college in 1989, and although I did write about the economies and culture I really didn’t emphasize the type of government and economies per se’ because I wasn’t much into these things—just the histories and culture but no real depth into the economies. My feelings about the topic at the time was ambivalent.

It seems most people that are pushing a different model of socialism for the U.S. I think they are aiming for the Social Democracy model. So if they could do that, would it work?

I have no strong beliefs on this topic and that’s why I’m asking. I just hate to see the burgeoning Blue Collar economy which seems to be healthy messed with. I AM interested in if the Nordic Model works.