There are countries (Denmark, Finland, Sweden) that have not dismantled the welfare state and have achieved good economic performance while also scoring at the upper end of the EU spectrum in terms of fulfilling the targets of the Lisbon Agenda (which aims to boost competitiveness throughout the EU area).
Neke zemlje (Danska, Finska, Švedska) nisu ukinule socijalnu državu, ali su uspele da ostvare dobre ekonomske rezultate i ostanu na vrhu EU u pogledu ispunjavanja ciljeva Lisabonskog plana (koji ima za cilj da pojača konkurentnost na području EU).