His idea of market economy and a unique culture rather than socialism being the root of the Nordic model of the Welfare State inspired a chapter in the 2019 Economic Report of the President, published by the US White House under the conservative administration of Donald J.

Tracing their roots to the village of Kilaneh, the Sanandaji family, which since the Islamic Revolution in 1979 have moved to Europe and the United States, were the dominant land and farm owners in Iranian Kurdistan.

[12][13] He has published more than twenty books, mostly in Swedish, on policy issues such as women's career opportunities, integration, entrepreneurship and reforms to encourage innovation in the provision of public services.

The book has gained the attention of media and thinktanks in a number of countries, including Sweden,[14] Austria,[15][16] Norway,[17] the United Kingdom[18][19] and Bulgaria.

[24] NBC quoted SuperEntrepreneurs: "The results indicate the American Dream – the notion that individuals can rise to the top through effort, luck, and genius – is not yet dead.

Branson wrote on his blog: "I am a big believer in the power of entrepreneurship as a key driver of economic growth, job creation, and innovation.

In his book Scandinavian Unexceptionalism, Sanandaji promotes the idea that unique norms and free markets can explain the economic and social success of Scandinavia rather than large welfare states.

In the book, Sanandaji argues that particularly the left has long praised Scandinavian countries for their high levels of welfare provision and admirable societal outcomes.

[38] The Economist also cited the findings of the book that Nordic-Americans are considerably more prosperous than their cousins in the Nordics:[39] Scandinavian Unexceptionalism has been translated to Polish, titled Mit Skandynawii.

[40] Spanish translation has been released in South and Central America as well as Spain, with a foreword from Mauricio Rojas, associate professor of economic history at Lund University in Sweden and senior fellow at Chilean think tank FPP.

[42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51] Robert M. Sauer cited the book in The Jerusalem Times as an argument for why Israel should not copy Nordic welfare policies to achieve gender equality.

[52] In The Washington Examiner, Michael Barone related the book to then-President candidate Hillary Clinton's plan for equalizing salaries between men and women.

American writer Joel Kotkin wrote an opinion piece originally published in the Orange County Register and syndicated by other publications with the title "What happened to my party?".

[60] Other conservatives and libertarians who referred to the book in the United States include Kevin D. Williamson in the National Review,[61] Alice B. Lloyd in The Weekly Standard.

[63] American economist Tyler Cowen wrote a column about the book, both praising and criticizing it for overstating its case, which appeared in numerous outlets including Bloomberg,[64] Las Vegas Review-Journal[65] and Chicago Tribune.

[66] Debunking Utopia has mainly spread through various market-oriented think tanks and opinion pages in various Central- and South American,[67] European[68][69] and Asian media outlets.

In Sweden, Per Gudmundson, center-right editorial writer at the daily paper Svenska Dagbladet, similarly to Kasper Foght argued in favor of Debunking Utopia.