MedborgarskapskursenGlossary · Chapter 8: The labour market and personal finances
ekonomisk förening
Swedish word. In English: economic association
An association owned jointly by its members.
Facts about the word
- The unemployment insurance fund, the a-kassa, is an economic association that pays money to unemployed members. Sverige i fokus s. 29
- The benefits from the unemployment fund are funded by the state and by the members' membership fees. Sverige i fokus s. 29
Page references are to UHR's study material Sverige i fokus.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
An economic association is owned by its members, like the unemployment fund. It is not a government agency and not a course.
The word belongs to Chapter 8: The labour market and personal finances in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.