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Pocket, Svenska, 2020
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Ända sedan kapitalismens födelse i medeltidens Europa har finansiella bubblor och krascher varit ett alltför bekant fenomen. Men varför uppstår de - och hur?
Från påvars och kungars konkurser, via Nederländernas tulpaner, USA:s järnvägsbyggen, Kreugers tändstickor och fram till Lehman Brothers förklaras här det intrikata spel mellan lokala och globala aktörer, hjältar och skurkar, stater och företag, kortsiktiga och långsiktiga analyser som fött fram de dramatiska krängningarna i finanshistorien. Och om historien kan lära något, så är det att framtiden ser osäkrare ut än någonsin.
Lars Magnusson är professor i ekonomisk historia vid Uppsala universitet, ledamot av Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien och ordförande i Scandinavian Society of Economic and Social History. Han har skrivit en rad ekonomihistoriska böcker på engelska och svenska, bland annat standardverket Sveriges ekonomiska historia.
Häftad, Svenska, 2024
576 kr
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Detta är historien om hur det svenska samhället har löst sina försörjningsproblem från forntiden fram till idag.Hur stor betydelse har egentligen dramatiska ekonomiska händelser i vår egen tid? Är de långsamma förändringarna i samhällets struktur mer avgörande för samhällsutvecklingen? I Sveriges ekonomiska historia belyser Lars Magnusson båda dessa rörelser - de långa vågorna som till exempel kännetecknas av jordbrukets införande, den industriella revolutionen och förändringar i samhällets sociala struktur samt de plötsliga förändringsprocesserna såsom Sveriges förlust av Baltikum, börskraschen 1929 eller finanskrisen på 1990-talet. Mot bakgrund av internationell och utländsk forskning tecknar han huvuddragen i denna mer än tusen år långa utveckling.Den sjätte utgåvan har uppdaterats och reviderats och tar oss hela vägen fram till vår egen samtid då mycket håller på att förändras som kommer att påverka vår ekonomi för lång tid framåt.Denna sjunde upplaga innehåller inga förändringar av innehållet jämfört med den sjätte upplagan.
Häftad, Svenska, 2014
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Under drygt två årtionden under artonhundratalets mitt genomgick vårt land en rad genomgripande reformer på skilda områden. Med dem lades grunden för det moderna Sverige och den närmast ofattbart snabba ökning i levnadsstandard som omfattade inte bara en smal elit, utan hela samhället. Ett avgörande moment i den processen blev införandet av den allmänna näringsfriheten 1864. År 2014 blir det 150 år sedan förordningen trädde i kraft. Denna bok är en bred beskrivning av den svenska ekonomiska historien och den ger långsiktiga perspektiv på sammanhangen och krafterna i historien, förr och nu. Ett stort och inspirerande verk. Rikt illustrerad med intresseväckande faktarutor och ett unikt bildmaterial. Boken är ett samarbete mellan Centrum för Näringslivshistoria och Dialogos förlag. Författarna är ekonomhistoriker, Mats Larsson, Lars Magnusson och Tom Pettersson vid Uppsala universitet, Lena Andersson-Skog vid Umeå universitet samt Peter Sandberg och Oscar Broberg vid Göteborgs universitet.
Häftad, Svenska, 2017
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Vi lever i en turbulent värld där mycket känns osäkert. Kommer globaliseringen att fortsätta eller går vi mot mer protektionism? Kommer EU att hålla och i vilken form? Frågor av detta slag gör att frågan om den svenska modellen, vad den är och om den kommer hålla, i högsta grad sätts på dagordningen. Det råder vitt skilda åsikter på denna punkt. Den svenska modellen har i debatten blivit symbol för något som vissa vill bevara medan andra vill avskaffa eller åtminstone reformera. Men vad är egentligen den svenska modellen?I detta läge är det av stor vikt att stanna upp och studera de förändringsprocesser som blåser igenom vårt samhälle. Bara på det sättet kan vi utforma rationella politiska och ekonomiska strategier för framtiden. Problemet är bara att vi inte har många med tillräcklig överblick, men Lars Magnusson, professor i ekonomisk historia, har arbetat med de senaste decenniernas utveckling under lång tid. Vi får här följa hans intressanta och analyserande resonemang kring den svenska modellens historia och framtid.I denna tredje upplaga följer vi den svenska modellens utveckling fram till idag, drygt tio år efter den första upplagan. En tioårsperiod med såväl en finanskris, vars verkningar vi ännu inte sett slutet på, som en flyktingkris, som dominerat den politiska agendan. Den svenska modellen står alltså inför ytterligare utmaningar och kommer dessa att på sikt att underminera den? Denna nya upplaga ger oss möjlighet att analysera och på ett insiktsfullt sätt diskutera denna fråga. Håller den svenska modellen? – Arbete och välfärd i en globaliserad värld vänder sig till studenter inom samhällvetenskaperna, beslutsfattare och allmänintresserade läsare.
Häftad, Svenska, 2018
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Sveriges utveckling till ett modernt land och den ofattbart snabba höjningen av levnadsstandard hade sin grund i en rad genomgripande reformer på skilda områden vid artonhundratalets mitt. Ett avgörande moment var införandet av allmän näringsfrihet 1864. Här skildras industrialiseringens genombrott och omvandlingen av finansmarknaden, affärsbankernas och aktiebolagens genombrott och handelns och transportväsendet omvandling. Järnvägsnätets utbyggnad bidrog även till att nya naturresurser kunde utnyttjas och att industrialiseringen spreds över landet. Boken är en bred beskrivning av företagens del i den svenska ekonomiska historien och långsiktiga perspektiv. Författarna är professorer i ekonomisk historia.
Inbunden, Svenska, 2022
295 kr
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Hur såg egentligen det ekonomiska tänkandet ut i Sverige från medeltiden fram till 1800-talets mitt?
Det är frågan som ställs i denna första större historiska genomgång av svenskt ekonomiskt tänkande och skrivande genom tiderna. Vad vi i dag kallar ekonomisk teori fanns inte som renodlad disciplin före 1800-talet, utan inrymdes inom olika vetenskaper och läror, från naturvetenskap och juridik till vad som i dagkallas samhällsvetenskap. Det var först under 1700- och 1800-talet som en ökad specialisering skedde och nya originella tankar växte fram på svensk mark.
I denna bok följer vi hur det ekonomiska tänkandet i Sverige utvecklades genom århundradena. Det skedde i nära samband med den samhälleliga utvecklingen och som en symbios mellan universitetens lärdom och vardagens bestyr. En fråga som ställs i boken är hur svenskt tänkandet egentligen var. Självfallet fanns en anknytning till utvecklingen i andra länder, men samtidigt finner vi tydliga svenska särdrag som även löper in i vår egen tid. Successivt växte liberala synsätt fram, men också idéer om hur en sammankoppling mellan stat, samhälle och ekonomi skulle kunna ge ökad styrka och nytta i en ännu underutvecklad svensk ekonomi.
Lars Magnusson är professor i ekonomisk historia vid Uppsala universitet, ledamot av Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien. Han har skrivit ekonomiskhistoriska böcker på engelska och svenska, bland annat standardverket Sveriges ekonomiska historia.
Inbunden, Engelska, 1994
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Ever since the Physiocrats and Adam Smith, mercantilism or 'the mercantile system' have been described as the opposite of classical political economy. This view is very much brought into question by the current book. It argues that the sharp distinction between mercantilism and 19th century laissez-faire economics has obscured the meaning, content and contribution of the former.This book presents a full-scale account of the development of mercantilism as a trend of economic thought during the 17th and 18th centuries. Instead of accepting existing interpretations, it begins with the most fundamental questions: What was mercantilism? Did it have a central message? Was it really a coherent school of thought?A central theme of the book is its critique of narrow definitions of its subject. Mercantilism must be understood as a series of written texts appearing in a particular political and economic context, rather than as an all-embracing system of economic thought. Within this context a language and vocabulary of economics was developed that was an essential precondition for the subsequent growth of economic thought and knowledge. In this sense mercantilism was much more modern than has been previously appreciated.
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Trade is the dominant subject in nineteenth century economics. During the course of the century, Britain was transformed from a protectionist power to an open economy, a change embodied by the repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846. This is reflected in the economic literature of the period, with the qualified free trade advocacy of the early classical economists developing into more strident views of the Manchester School. However throughout the period free trade did not go unchallenged, and by the end of the century a fully developed protectionist position had emerged represented by, for example, the economic nationalism of Henry Carey in the United States and in the fair trade movement in Britain.Free Trade: 1793-1886 provides a comprehensive collection of materials relating to the major debates about external trade in the nineteenth century. It represents a wide range of opinions, and combines materials by leading figures, with some extremely rare but representative pieces from less well-known names. The collection includes an original introduction by the editor, and each of the individual pieces has been carefully retypeset.The set includes material by: James Mill, Richard Cobden, Robert Torrens, John Ramsey McCulloch, Freidrich List, Henry Carey and M. Frederick Bastiet.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2000
2 488 kr
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This book represents the first recent attempt to provide a comprehensive treatment of Sweden's economic development since the middle of the 18th century. It traces the rapid industrialisation, the political currents and the social ambitions, that transformed Sweden from a backward agrarian economy into what is now regarded by many as a model welfare state.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2004
2 488 kr
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In the nineteenth century Adam Smith and others gradually invented a 'tradition' of free trade. This was a towering achievement and has proved to be influential to this day. This book examines this construction of the free trade tradition.Showing how historical contruction is a vital component in the writing of doctrinal history, Lars Magnusson argues that it is important for historians of economic thought to distance themselves from the practice of writing history backwards. Contrasting what occurred in Britain in the nineteenth century with what occurred in the United States and in Sweden, this book shows that perhaps the classical tradition meant something else entirely in different national contexts.This original and thought-provoking book is written such that it will be of great interest not only to historians specializing in economic thought, but also historians with other areas of interest.
Häftad, Engelska, 2006
743 kr
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In the nineteenth century Adam Smith and others gradually invented a 'tradition' of free trade. This was a towering achievement and has proved to be influential to this day. This book examines this construction of the free trade tradition.Showing how historical contruction is a vital component in the writing of doctrinal history, Lars Magnusson argues that it is important for historians of economic thought to distance themselves from the practice of writing history backwards. Contrasting what occurred in Britain in the nineteenth century with what occurred in the United States and in Sweden, this book shows that perhaps the classical tradition meant something else entirely in different national contexts.This original and thought-provoking book is written such that it will be of great interest not only to historians specializing in economic thought, but also historians with other areas of interest.
Häftad, Engelska, 2007
901 kr
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This book represents the first recent attempt to provide a comprehensive treatment of Sweden's economic development since the middle of the 18th century. It traces the rapid industrialisation, the political currents and the social ambitions, that transformed Sweden from a backward agrarian economy into what is now regarded by many as a model welfare state.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2009
2 488 kr
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The industrial revolution and the creation of the modern (national) state are two of the most important historical processes to have occurred in Europe during the 19th century. The state and other bodies of governance play an important role in the development of capitalist market societies since the 18th century. But modern market economies are to a large degree a product of the interplay between market and governance. Yet we are often told a strikingly different tale about the modern economy, at least how it ought to work and operate - as far as possible without public interference. Even more frequently we have been taught that the modern capitalist market economy is a product of an industrial revolution, originating with the UK in the middle of the 18th century propelled by laissez faire and the triumph of free markets which gradually liberated themselves from the grip of an old dirigiste state. This book argues that in order to get a better understanding of this period and the rise of modern industrial capitalism it is necessary to link the industrial revolution in its various forms to a political and institutional context of state-making and the creation of modern national states. Professor Magnusson demonstrates that a historical narrative which does not acknowledge the role of the state and public governance for the establishment of the modern capitalist market economy is fundamentally flawed.
Häftad, Engelska, 2013
901 kr
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The industrial revolution and the creation of the modern (national) state are two of the most important historical processes to have occurred in Europe during the 19th century. The state and other bodies of governance play an important role in the development of capitalist market societies since the 18th century. But modern market economies are to a large degree a product of the interplay between market and governance. Yet we are often told a strikingly different tale about the modern economy, at least how it ought to work and operate - as far as possible without public interference. Even more frequently we have been taught that the modern capitalist market economy is a product of an industrial revolution, originating with the UK in the middle of the 18th century propelled by laissez faire and the triumph of free markets which gradually liberated themselves from the grip of an old dirigiste state. This book argues that in order to get a better understanding of this period and the rise of modern industrial capitalism it is necessary to link the industrial revolution in its various forms to a political and institutional context of state-making and the creation of modern national states. Professor Magnusson demonstrates that a historical narrative which does not acknowledge the role of the state and public governance for the establishment of the modern capitalist market economy is fundamentally flawed.
Häftad, Engelska, 2015
844 kr
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Ever since the Physiocrats and Adam Smith, mercantilism or 'the mercantile system' have been described as the opposite of classical political economy. This view is very much brought into question by the current book. It argues that the sharp distinction between mercantilism and 19th century laissez-faire economics has obscured the meaning, content and contribution of the former.This book presents a full-scale account of the development of mercantilism as a trend of economic thought during the 17th and 18th centuries. Instead of accepting existing interpretations, it begins with the most fundamental questions: What was mercantilism? Did it have a central message? Was it really a coherent school of thought?A central theme of the book is its critique of narrow definitions of its subject. Mercantilism must be understood as a series of written texts appearing in a particular political and economic context, rather than as an all-embracing system of economic thought. Within this context a language and vocabulary of economics was developed that was an essential precondition for the subsequent growth of economic thought and knowledge. In this sense mercantilism was much more modern than has been previously appreciated.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2015
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Since the days of Adam Smith, Mercantilism has been a hotly debated issue. Condemned at the end of the 18th century as a "false" system of economic thinking and political practice, it has returned paradoxically to the forefront in regard to issues such as the creation of economic growth in developing countries. This concept is often used in order to depict economic thinking and economic policy in early modern Europe; its meaning and content has been highly debated for over two hundred years. Following on from his 1994 volume Mercantilism – The Shaping of an Economic Language, this new book from Lars Magnusson presents a more synthetic interpretation of Mercantilism not only as a theoretical system, but also as a system of political economy. This book incorporates samples of material from the 1994 publication alongside new material, ordered in a new set of chapters and up-date discussions on mercantilism up to the present day. Tracing the development of a particular political economy of Mercantilism in a period of nascent state making in Western and Continental Europe from the 16th to the 18th century, the book describes how European rulers regarded foreign trade and industrialisation as a means to achieve power and influence amidst international competition over trades and markets. Returning to debates concerning whether Mercantilism was a system of power or of wealth, Magnusson argues that it is in fact was both, and that contemporaries almost without exception saw these goals as interconnected. He also emphasises that Mercantilism was an all-European issue in a time of trade wars and the struggle for international power and recognition. In examining these issues, this book offers an unrivalled modern synthesis of Mercantilist ideas and practices.
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not gentle to the capitalists" (Schumpeter, 1991). Thus, by instead portraying the conflict between entreprenuerial activity and the sociology of the modern state, he came quite close to the analysis carried out by Thorstein Veblen some decades earlier, who emphasized the conflict between p- gressive technology and the institutions of a contemporary "predatory dynastic State of early modern times, superficially altered by a suffusion of democratic and parliamentary institutions" (Veblen, 1964, p. 398). Modern neo-Schumpeterian approaches have continued to build on this groundwork provided by their master. During recent years there has been a great upsurge of discussion on technology, innovations, technological regimes, etc. from the dynamic perspective provided by Schumpeter (Dosi, 1984, Rosegger, 1985; Dosi et al., 1988). Thus the search process for (t- poral) extra profits has been stressed and has been used for modelling attempts. The wider institutional framework for technological change and innovation activity has also been strongly developed more recently. Hence emphasis has grown in the study of technological and industrial regimes, path dependency, and the network approach, developed recently, that social relationships structure the opportunities and constraints that face firms and agents that, for example, carry out innovations (Snehota, 1990).
Inbunden, Engelska, 1997
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This volume offers a systematic analysis of the rise of modern social science. It demonstrates that modern social science actually emerged during the critical period between 1750 and 1850. The social sciences were a crucial element in the conceptual and epistemic revolution, which parallelled and partly underpinned the political and economic transformations of the modern world. From a consistently comparative perspective, a group of international scholars takes up fundamental issues such as the role of the Enlightenment and the French Revolution in the shaping of the social sciences, the changing relationships between political theory and moral discourse, the profound transformation of philosophy, and the constitution of political economy and statistics.
Del 33 - Recent Economic Thought
Mercantilist Economics
Inbunden, Engelska, 1993
1 666 kr
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This collection of papers reflects the variety of interpretations and definitions connected with the concept of `mercantilism' which have evolved historically during the last two centuries. They range from interpretations of `mercantilistic' ideas to interpretations of policies. They stress the relationship between economic, social and political ideas and range from the 17th to the late 20th century. Lastly, they provide us with more knowledge of specific national cases as well as a discussion of mercantilism as a general phenomenon.
Del 36 - Recent Economic Thought
Evolutionary and Neo-Schumpeterian Approaches to Economics
Inbunden, Engelska, 1994
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This volume presents the interrelationships and possible connecting threads between two recent attempts within economic theory to step out of the mainstream of conventional neoclassical wisdom: evolutionary and neo-Schumpeterian theory. Neo-Schumpeterian and evolutionary approaches to economics present a challenge to conventional neoclassical orthodoxy. They provide new insights into how markets function, how innovations are carried out, how technologies change, and how growth occurs in existing real economies. The two fields of theory and research in which these approaches have proven especially fruitful are the role of innovation for economic change and development and the theory of the firm.
Häftad, Engelska, 2018
786 kr
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Since the days of Adam Smith, Mercantilism has been a hotly debated issue. Condemned at the end of the 18th century as a "false" system of economic thinking and political practice, it has returned paradoxically to the forefront in regard to issues such as the creation of economic growth in developing countries. This concept is often used in order to depict economic thinking and economic policy in early modern Europe; its meaning and content has been highly debated for over two hundred years. Following on from his 1994 volume Mercantilism – The Shaping of an Economic Language, this new book from Lars Magnusson presents a more synthetic interpretation of Mercantilism not only as a theoretical system, but also as a system of political economy. This book incorporates samples of material from the 1994 publication alongside new material, ordered in a new set of chapters and up-date discussions on mercantilism up to the present day. Tracing the development of a particular political economy of Mercantilism in a period of nascent state making in Western and Continental Europe from the 16th to the 18th century, the book describes how European rulers regarded foreign trade and industrialisation as a means to achieve power and influence amidst international competition over trades and markets. Returning to debates concerning whether Mercantilism was a system of power or of wealth, Magnusson argues that it is in fact was both, and that contemporaries almost without exception saw these goals as interconnected. He also emphasises that Mercantilism was an all-European issue in a time of trade wars and the struggle for international power and recognition. In examining these issues, this book offers an unrivalled modern synthesis of Mercantilist ideas and practices.
Inbunden, Engelska, 1994
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This study of a specific industry's survival and growth in three countries is a useful resource for research on industrial development in 19th century Europe. Presenting the history of three major cutlery districts in Western Europe during the 19th century - Sheffield in England, Bergische land (Solingen and Remscheid) in Germany, and Eskilstuna in Sweden - the author focuses on each region's industrial development in relation to its socio-cultural context. This work challenges the flexible specialisation thesis often used to explain the seeming persistence of small-scale and decentralised production within the cutlery industry since the 19th century, and argues that growing businesses had to develop competitive strategies for control over important resources.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2025
2 488 kr
Situating key texts and writers in their proper historical context, this book presents a history of Swedish economic thinking from early modern times to the present day.Highlighting key elements of Swedish political, economic and social history allows the book to shed new light on important parts of the story including the development of neo-classical economics from the late 19th century - associated with leading names such as Knut Wicksell, Gustav Cassel and Eli Heckscher – and the rise of the so-called Stockholm school in the 1920s and 30s. But the book also goes back further to explore the Swedish economic literature of the 18th century, particularly its more “liberal” version of mercantilism and cameralism, as well as early modern and medieval developments. Throughout, the book emphasizes the unique nature of much of the economic thinking emanating from Sweden. Emulation and adaption of political economic thinking imported from abroad – primarily the UK, France and German speaking countries - is an important part of this story, but this is shown to be an active process which has resulted in great originality in Swedish economic thought.This book will be of interest to readers in the history of economic thought, economic history, the history of ideas and Swedish history.
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''England is a nation of shopkeepers''. Long before Napolean disdainfully paraphrased Adam Smith, British commerce had become a motor for economic growth and increased state power. This four-volume facsimile edition brings together a range of rare seventeenth- and eighteenth-century documents about the mercantile system.
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''England is a nation of shopkeepers''. Long before Napolean disdainfully paraphrased Adam Smith, British commerce had become a motor for economic growth and increased state power. This four-volume facsimile edition brings together a range of rare seventeenth- and eighteenth-century documents about the mercantile system.
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PDF, Engelska, 20243 428 kr
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''England is a nation of shopkeepers''. Long before Napolean disdainfully paraphrased Adam Smith, British commerce had become a motor for economic growth and increased state power. This four-volume facsimile edition brings together a range of rare seventeenth- and eighteenth-century documents about the mercantile system.
E-bok
PDF, Engelska, 20243 419 kr
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''England is a nation of shopkeepers''. Long before Napolean disdainfully paraphrased Adam Smith, British commerce had become a motor for economic growth and increased state power. This four-volume facsimile edition brings together a range of rare seventeenth- and eighteenth-century documents about the mercantile system.
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Situating key texts and writers in their proper historical context, this book presents a history of Swedish economic thinking from early modern times to the present day.Highlighting key elements of Swedish political, economic and social history allows the book to shed new light on important parts of the story including the development of neo-classical economics from the late 19th century - associated with leading names such as Knut Wicksell, Gustav Cassel and Eli Heckscher - and the rise of the so-called Stockholm school in the 1920s and 30s. But the book also goes back further to explore the Swedish economic literature of the 18th century, particularly its more "e;liberal"e; version of mercantilism and cameralism, as well as early modern and medieval developments. Throughout, the book emphasizes the unique nature of much of the economic thinking emanating from Sweden. Emulation and adaption of political economic thinking imported from abroad - primarily the UK, France and German speaking countries - is an important part of this story, but this is shown to be an active process which has resulted in great originality in Swedish economic thought.This book will be of interest to readers in the history of economic thought, economic history, the history of ideas and Swedish history.
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Engelska, 2025829 kr
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Situating key texts and writers in their proper historical context, this book presents a history of Swedish economic thinking from early modern times to the present day.Highlighting key elements of Swedish political, economic and social history allows the book to shed new light on important parts of the story including the development of neo-classical economics from the late 19th century - associated with leading names such as Knut Wicksell, Gustav Cassel and Eli Heckscher - and the rise of the so-called Stockholm school in the 1920s and 30s. But the book also goes back further to explore the Swedish economic literature of the 18th century, particularly its more "e;liberal"e; version of mercantilism and cameralism, as well as early modern and medieval developments. Throughout, the book emphasizes the unique nature of much of the economic thinking emanating from Sweden. Emulation and adaption of political economic thinking imported from abroad - primarily the UK, France and German speaking countries - is an important part of this story, but this is shown to be an active process which has resulted in great originality in Swedish economic thought.This book will be of interest to readers in the history of economic thought, economic history, the history of ideas and Swedish history.
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Engelska, 2004855 kr
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In the nineteenth century Adam Smith and others gradually invented a ''tradition'' of free trade. This was a towering achievement and has proved to be influential to this day. This book examines this construction of the free trade tradition.Showing how historical contruction is a vital component in the writing of doctrinal history, Lars Magnusson arg