Bücher von Lars Magnusson

Represents the attempt to provide a comprehensive treatment of Sweden's economic development since the middle of the 18th century. This book traces the industrialisation, the political currents and the social ambitions, that transformed Sweden from a backward agrarian economy into what is regarded by many as a model welfare state.

An investigation of the invention of 'Free Trade vs Protectionism' debate in the 19th century and a look at the later interpretations of the ideas of Smith and Ricardo, and the classical economists by writers in Britain, Sweden and America.