Sweden

Yes, very true. It also does the same for the elderly segment of the population.

I was lucky enough to visit Sweden as a teenager many years ago and fell in love with the country. It is one of a small list of countries on my list to move to should I ever find the need to leave the United States.

Here's a pretty good synopsis of Sweden's history.
http://www.informatik.umu.se/sweden_info/SI/history.html

And here's an almanac-type reference of Sweden from the Aneki.com lists. http://www.aneki.com/facts/Sweden.html

Sweden ranks among top countries in quality of life, cost of living, life expectancy, cleanest countries and many more Aneki lists.

Here's the quality of life rankings:

Countries with the Highest Quality of Life

Rank Country
1 Norway
2 Sweden
3 Canada
4 Belgium
5 Australia
6 United States
7 Iceland
8 Netherlands
9 Japan
10 Finland
11 Switzerland
12 France
13 UK
14 Denmark
15 Austria

And the Cost of Living rankings:

Most Expensive Countries to Live in

Rank Country
1 Japan
2 South Korea
3 Russia
4 Taiwan
5 Norway
6 Hong Kong
7 Switzerland
8 Denmark
9 Argentina
10 China
11 Finland
12 Cote d'Ivoire
13 United States
14 Sweden
15 Venezuela
16 United Kingdom
17 Singapore
18 Oman
19 Jordan
20 Kuwait

For instance, Sweden has a fairly high amount of women on leading posts, company and government-wise.

the poor, or socially challenged, are helped getting out of their present situation by being offered jobs, which they almost have to take, otherwise their benefits will be reduced. Sounds tough, but works pretty good, if may say so.