Description
This book explores the development of economic thought in Sweden through some of the people who shaped it. The book highlights both some of the well-known contributions and some overlooked areas of research. It begins with the origins of the pioneer neoclassical Heckscher-Ohlin theorem and Gunnar Myrdal 's circular, cumulative approach to economic development. Secondly, it focuses on a number of economists related to the Industrial Institute of Economic and Social Research: Ingvar Svennilson, Axel Iveroth, Jan Wallander, Erik Höök, Villy Bergström and Rolf Henriksson. Finally, it offers portraits of three economists from Lund University: Bo Södersten, Ingemar Ståhl and Göte Hansson. The work of all of them is placed within the context of the contemporary academic and public economic debate. This book aims at providing a perspective on the legacy of the Swedish tradition in economics and will be relevant to students and academics interested in the history of economic thought.
Author: Mats Lundahl
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 04/04/2023
Pages: 478
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 1.09d
ISBN13: 9783030943295
ISBN10: 3030943291
BISAC Categories:
- Business & Economics | Economics | Macroeconomics
- Political Science | Political Economy
About the Author
Mats Lundahl is Professor emeritus of Development Economics at the Stockholm School of Economics, where he held his chair between 1987 and 2013.