An Economic History of Sweden (Harvard Economic Studies): 95 - Hardcover

Heckscher, Eli Filip; Heckscher, Gunnar; Gerschenkron, Alexander

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0674228006 ISBN 13: 9780674228009

Publisher: Harvard University Press, 1974

Synopsis

Long respected as a classic in Europe, this translation is welcomed as the first comprehensive survey of Swedish economic history available in this country. Herein the late Eli Filip Heckscher discusses Swedish economy from the feudalism of the Middle Ages to World War II socialism. Complete coverage is given to such diverse yet interrelated subjects as land distribution and use, agrarian reforms, growth of cities, social structure, foreign influence and immigration, development of iron and other metals, forest industry, population growth, trade beginnings, cooperatives, and the growth of socialism. Faithfully translated, and with a newly added conclusion by Gunnar Heckscher, the author's son, this interesting book is valuable as a study of one of Europe's most economically advanced countries. Well-illustrated with maps, charts, and graphs, it provides invaluable reference material.

About this title

About the Author:

Eli F. Heckscher was Professor of Economic History at the University of Stockholm. The late Alexander Gerschenkron held a degree of Doctor Rerum Politicarum from the University of Vienna. He was Chief of the Foreign Areas Section at the Federal Reserve Board, as well as Walter S. Barker Professor of Economics and Director of the Economic History Workshop, Harvard University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Publication date: 1974
• ISBN 10: 0674228006
• ISBN 13: 9780674228009
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 350