* * * capitalism is a political viewpoint and ideological system, and today's * * * capitalism is based on Marx and Engels' thought. * * * Capitalism advocates the elimination of private ownership of the means of production and the establishment of a society without class system, exploitation and oppression, which embodies that the people are masters of their own affairs and a society of socialized collective production, and will unite in the face of evil forces. * * * capitalists believe that all class societies in the future will eventually transition to a * * * capitalist society, and the ideology of human society will enter an advanced stage.
Almost all the welfare countries in northern Europe are in the areas that are the least suitable for human survival. The economic development should be the worst, but it has become the best area in the world. Before the economic crisis, in 2008, the per capita GDP of Nordic countries exceeded $50,000, and Norway even reached $95,000. Even Iceland, which is on the verge of "national bankruptcy" due to the global financial crisis, has a per capita GDP of 55,000 US dollars. Four of the five Nordic countries have higher per capita GDP than the United States, and the rest of Finland is even higher.
Northern Europe is also the region with the largest number of multinational companies per capita in the world. Swedish H& has produced many internationally renowned brands, such as Volvo Cars, Saab Cars, Ericsson Communications, Electrolux, ABB, Hasselblad Camera, IKEA and H & ampm Clothes, etc. According to the proportion of population, Sweden has the largest number of multinational companies in the world.
In terms of economic competitiveness, the five Nordic countries are often ahead of other countries in the world. In WEF's global competitiveness ranking in 2006-2007, Finland, Sweden and Denmark ranked second, third and fourth respectively, while Norway and Iceland ranked 12 and 14 respectively. Prior to this, Finland won the championship for three consecutive years.
Nordic welfare countries are also the happiest regions in the world. According to the Gallup happiness index survey published by Forbes magazine in 20 10, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden from northern Europe ranked in the top four among the 155 countries surveyed, with the highest proportion of people feeling happy.
Northern Europe is the most active region of scientific and technological innovation in the world. No matter in Finland or Sweden, no matter in the communication with government officials, or in the discussion with university professors, no matter in the inspection of the production lines of multinational enterprises, or in listening to the development reports of small and medium-sized enterprises, the word innovation is always mentioned frequently and becomes the core content in meetings, reports and speeches. According to the research report of Yale University in the United States, Finland and Sweden are far ahead of the five Nordic countries in the global ranking of scientific and technological innovation capabilities in terms of national innovation capabilities. The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) surveyed the ranking of the most innovative countries in the world from 2002 to 2006, and Sweden, Finland and Denmark ranked fourth, fifth and seventh respectively.
Northern Europe is also one of the 10 or 20 most liberalized economies in the world. The American Heritage Foundation released the annual data of economic freedom, which consists of many indicators, including tax, inflation, government size, freedom of work, freedom of trade and so on. The indexes of Nordic countries such as Sweden have improved, and the degree of freedom in Sweden has continued to rise since this century. The index of economic freedom shows that the economic freedom of Nordic countries such as Sweden, Denmark and Finland is higher than that of most European countries. Nordic countries are recognized as the cleanest countries in the world. Since 1995, Transparency International has published the cleanliness rankings of countries around the world every year, and the cleanliness index of Nordic countries has always been among the best. Almost all indicators in northern Europe are ahead of other parts of the world, and it can be called a model world for mankind.