Lennart Schön is Professor of Economic History at Lund University, Sweden.

• 1. Growth and transformation in two centuries 2. Agrarian Transformation and Early Industrialisation, 1790-1850 3. Railway Construction and Expanded Industrialisation, 1850-1890 4. The Breakthrough of the Industrial Society in 1890-1930 5. The Peak of Industrial Society, 1930-1975 6. The Third Industrial Revolution and the Breakthrough of the Service Economy, 1975-2005. Epilogue – Perspectives from the Third Industrial Revolution

Lennart Schön is Professor of Economic History at Lund University, Sweden.

• 1. Growth and transformation in two centuries 2. Agrarian Transformation and Early Industrialisation, 1790-1850 3. Railway Construction and Expanded Industrialisation, 1850-1890 4. The Breakthrough of the Industrial Society in 1890-1930 5. The Peak of Industrial Society, 1930-1975 6. The Third Industrial Revolution and the Breakthrough of the Service Economy, 1975-2005. Epilogue – Perspectives from the Third Industrial Revolution

Lennart Schön is Professor of Economic History at Lund University, Sweden.

• 1. Growth and transformation in two centuries 2. Agrarian Transformation and Early Industrialisation, 1790-1850 3. Railway Construction and Expanded Industrialisation, 1850-1890 4. The Breakthrough of the Industrial Society in 1890-1930 5. The Peak of Industrial Society, 1930-1975 6. The Third Industrial Revolution and the Breakthrough of the Service Economy, 1975-2005. Epilogue – Perspectives from the Third Industrial Revolution