Swedish economists in the 1930s debate on economic planning / Benny Carlson.
Carlson, Benny, author.
2018
HC375 .C37 2018
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Title Swedish economists in the 1930s debate on economic planning / Benny Carlson.
Author Carlson, Benny, author.
ISBN 9783030037000 (electronic book)
3030037002 (electronic book)
3030036995
9783030036997
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03700-0
Published Cham : Springer International Publishing : Palgrave Pivot, 2018.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (viii, 166 pages) : illustrations.
Item Number 10.1007/978-3-030-03700-0 doi
Call Number HC375 .C37 2018
Dewey Decimal Classification 338.9485
Summary The 1930s, characterised by repercussions from World War I and the Great Depression, was an era of populism, nationalism, protectionism, government intervention and attempts to create planned economies. The perceived need for economic planning emerged in Sweden in part due to the increasing political strength of the Social Democrats and their evolution from a party hampered by Marxist fatalism to a pragmatic mass movement. The Swedish debate continued beyond World War II and is still relevant to today's economic crises, which have resulted in a demand for action coming from below (populism) and above (elitism). Carlson surveys the arguments for and against economic planning as they were put forward by leading Swedish economists in the 1930s, with a focus on the thoughts of Gustav Cassel, Eli Heckscher, Gösta Bagge, Gunnar Myrdal and Bertil Ohlin, among others. In so doing he provides a timely exploration of the debate on the necessary and desirable extent of state intervention in market economies. Benny Carlson is Professor Emeritus at the Department of Economic History, Lund University School of Economics and Management, Sweden. Carlson first completed a degree in journalism and worked for 10 years at a local newspaper before studying economics. He has authored 20 books and over 100 minor publications and articles in Swedish and international scholarly journals.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Source of Description Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 25, 2019).
Series Palgrave studies in economic history.
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Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Background
Chapter 3: Arguments for and Against
Chapter 4: International Background
Chapter 5: The Swedish Economists
Chapter 6: Economists in the Swedish Debate
Chapter 7: Summary and Conclusions.

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