MedborgarskapskursenGlossary · Chapter 10: Sweden's modern history
ekonomisk tillväxt
Swedish word. In English: economic growth
When a country's economy grows, so the country becomes richer.
Facts about the word
- After the Second World War Sweden had strong economic growth for a long time. Unemployment was very low and industry was doing well. Sverige i fokus s. 36
- Thanks to the good economy, major reforms could be carried out. That is why the period is often called the Swedish record years. Sverige i fokus s. 36
- From the mid-1970s there was an economic crisis. Several large industries had to close down and unemployment rose. Sverige i fokus s. 37
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?
Economic growth means the economy grows and the country becomes richer. Closed factories and more unemployment belong to a crisis.
The word belongs to Chapter 10: Sweden's modern history in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.