Swedish Economists in the 1930s Debate on Economic Planning / by Benny Carlson
(Palgrave Studies in Economic History. ISSN:26626500)
| Publisher | (Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot) |
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| Year | 2018 |
| Edition | 1st ed. 2018. |
| Authors | *Carlson, Benny author SpringerLink (Online service) |
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| Size | VIII, 166 p. 2 illus., 1 illus. in color : online resource |
| Notes | 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 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 HTTP:URL=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03700-0 |
| Subjects | LCSH:Economic history LCSH:Political economy LCSH:Economic policy LCSH:Evolutionary economics FREE:Economic History FREE:International Political Economy FREE:History of Economic Thought/Methodology FREE:Economic Policy FREE:Institutional/Evolutionary Economics |
| Classification | LCC:HC DC23:330.9 |
| ID | 8000059056 |
| ISBN | 9783030037000 |
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