Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Law of Jante" in English language version.
"the concept of Janteloven (the law of Jante) [is] a literary construct from Aksel Sandemose‟s A Fugitive Crosses His Tracks (1997[1933])... assumed to explain the egalitarian nature of the Scandinavian nations.
Taken from a book by the Danish author Aksel Sandemose, the concept suggests that the culture within Scandinavian countries discourages people from promoting their own achievements over those of others.
