A Stagnating Metropolis: The Economy and Demography of Stockholm, 1750–1850 (Cambridge Studies in Population, Economy and Society in Past Time, Series Number 13) - Hardcover

Soderberg, Johan; Jonsson, Ulf; Persson, Christer

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 052139046X ISBN 13: 9780521390460

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1991

Synopsis

This book analyses a peculiar phase in the history of Stockholm which has not previously been systematically investigated. Between 1750 and 1850 the Swedish capital experienced long-term stagnation, characterized by de-industrialization and slow population growth. In this study various aspects of the economic and social history of the period are examined in detail, including the decline of manufacturing, the causes of the extremely high rates of mortality and extra-marital fertility, and the distribution of economic resources. Social and spatial patterns of poverty are described and the trends and fluctuations in prices and real wages charted and compared with other European towns and cities.

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Book Description:

This book analyses a peculiar phase in the history of Stockholm which has not previously been systematically investigated. Between 1750 and 1850 the Swedish capital experienced long-term stagnation, characterized by de-industrialization and slow population growth.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 052139046X
• ISBN 13: 9780521390460
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 246