The Economic Development of Sweden since 1870

Lars Jonung

ISBN 10: 185278752X / ISBN 13: 9781852787523

Published by Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, GB, 1997

About this Item

From an international perspective the Swedish economy has some unique features and therefore affords a most interesting model for researchers in economic history. The country has experimented with numerous economic strategies including pre-Keynesian policies in the 1930s, active labour market policies and an extensive welfare system. This book covers the most important aspects of the Swedish economy: two brief sections concerning historiography and offering a general background to the subject are followed by a selection of articles on demography, migration, the labour market, agriculture, industrialization, transport, trade, industrial organization, finance and economic policy. The volume brings together a unique and comprehensive collection of the most significant studies on the development of the Swedish economy since 1870. Several of the contributions appear for the first time in English.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Economic Development of Sweden since 1870
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, GB
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 185278752X
• ISBN 13: 9781852787523
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 17.78W x 6.35H x 26.04D centimeters 17.78 centimeters width by 6.35 centimeters height by 26.04 centimeters depth

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Synopsis

From an international perspective the Swedish economy has some unique features and therefore affords a most interesting model for researchers in economic history. The country has experimented with numerous economic strategies including pre-Keynesian policies in the 1930s, active labour market policies and an extensive welfare system. This book covers the most important aspects of the Swedish economy: two brief sections concerning historiography and offering a general background to the subject are followed by a selection of articles on demography, migration, the labour market, agriculture, industrialization, transport, trade, industrial organization, finance and economic policy. The volume brings together a unique and comprehensive collection of the most significant studies on the development of the Swedish economy since 1870. Several of the contributions appear for the first time in English.

About the Author

Edited by Lars Jonung, Professor Emeritus, Department of Economics and Rolf Ohlsson, Professor of Economic History, Lund University, Sweden