File spoon-archives/anarchy-list.archive/anarchy-list_2003/anarchy-list.0307, message 30


Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2003 20:27:09 -0700 (PDT)
From: Ali Kazmi <thekazmis2001-AT-yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: owned vs. free market


BLISS COMPENDIA DATABASE INFO ON SELF EMPLOYED
PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL LABOUR FORCE. 1998.

Bliss   Compendia    
Variable: Business ownership rate  

Year SE      US        JP        CA 
1990 0,069  0,106    0,116     0,108 
1992 0,072  0,103    0,110     0,109 
1994 0,080  0,105    0,105     0,121 
1996 0,081  0,104    0,101     0,128 
1998 0,082  0,103    0,100     0,140 
2000 0,083  0,100    0,097     0,131 

The above are percentages of self employed within
labor force of four countries. Sweden, Canada both
high tax big government countries, and US and Japan,
relatively lower tax and less intrusive govs. 

big gov/high tax % of self employed is growing, low
tax govs % of self employed is falling.

do I need to explain?

Taking Sweden as an example, lets see why the
percentage is growing, or how the goverment is
protecting and supporting self employed.

from 
http://www.euromeda.com/infos/fiches_pays/en-i-part122-se.htm

"
SUPPORT TO SMALL ENTERPRISES

The government's implication is multiple. For example
:

.The reduction of social charges from 5 to 10 % for
the enterprises of certain areas from the northern
part of the country.

.A co-financing over a maximum of six months. at the
level of 50% of salary costs. for the enterprises
which would employ fom1er unemployed people. and for
an amount of 7 000 SEK per month and per employee.

. For SMEs of less than 50 employees with a turnover
inferior to 40 MSEK, or a total balance sheet below 15
MSEK, the State subsidies 15% of investments in
furniture. machinery. teaching, research and
development.

  
CRAFTS TRAINING

Higher secondary schooling includes an apprenticeship
programme combining vocational training at the
work-place with instruction in general subjects.

Since 1941, 20 000 individuals have received the
Master Craftsman Certificate for about 100 different
professions.

This certificate is delivered by the "Swedish Crafts
Council" in collaboration with the Foundation for
Crafts Promotion and in association with the
Federation of Private Enterprises. It is the
Federation which takes the journeyman training in
charge.
" 


Cheers

Ali




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