In their own Swede time: pandemic pragmatism

Published: Oct. 12, 2020, 10:10 a.m.

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By the numbers to date, Sweden\'s light-touch covid-19 measures may not seem successful. But its pragmatism takes an instructively long view of the pandemic. China\\u2019s high-level party machinery brooks no political dissent; among street-level functionaries, stories of disobedience and tolerance are far more nuanced. And a devilishly clever way to stem the poaching of endangered turtles\\u2019 eggs.

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