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1933

Left bloc · S

The 'Cow Trade' pulls Sweden out of depression and founds the Swedish Model.

Prime Minister
Per Albin Hansson
Ruling Coalition
Social Democrats · S
Governments
Hansson I Cabinet 1932–1936
Infographic for Sweden in 1933 summarizing Cow Trade, State Police, Skating Worlds.

1933 infographic: Cow Trade, State Police, Skating Worlds

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Highlights

  • 'Cow Trade' agreement: In spring 1933, Social Democrat PM Per Albin Hansson struck a deal with the Agrarian Party — urban workers would receive public works programmes and unemployment insurance in exchange for agricultural price supports, forming the coalition that underpinned the Swedish welfare state.
  • National police established: Following the Ådalen shootings, parliament created a state police force in 1933, ending reliance on the military for maintaining public order during civilian unrest.
  • World Figure Skating Championships: Stockholm hosted the World Figure Skating Championships on 11–12 February 1933, with competitions in ladies' singles and pairs.

Events in this year

1933 1933 Crisis Agreement (Kohandeln) In spring 1933 the Social Democrats under Per Albin Hansson and the agrarian Bondeförbundet under Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp struck a cross-class crisis agreement — the kohandel, or "cow trade" — that exchanged a Keynesian programme of public works and unemployment relief for state-supported agricultural prices. The pact stabilised the Hansson I minority cabinet, isolated political extremes, and is widely treated as the founding compact of the Swedish welfare state. Reform

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Related people
Per Albin Hansson

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