Background
Magnusson, Lars Gosta was born on June 6, 1952 in Stockholm, Sweden. Son of Sven and Inga Magunsson.
(Ever since the Physiocrats and Adam Smith, mercantilism o...)
Ever since the Physiocrats and Adam Smith, mercantilism or 'the mercantile system' have been described as the opposite of classical political economy. This view is very much brought into question by the current book. It argues that the sharp distinction between mercantilism and 19th century laissez-faire economics has obscured the meaning, content and contribution of the former. This book presents a full-scale account of the development of mercantilism as a trend of economic thought during the 17th and 18th centuries. Instead of accepting existing interpretations, it begins with the most fundamental questions: What was mercantilism? Did it have a central message? Was it really a coherent school of thought? A central theme of the book is its critique of narrow definitions of its subject. Mercantilism must be understood as a series of written texts appearing in a particular political and economic context, rather than as an all-embracing system of economic thought. Within this context a language and vocabulary of economics was developed that was an essential precondition for the subsequent growth of economic thought and knowledge. In this sense mercantilism was much more modern than has been previously appreciated.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415072581/?tag=2022091-20
(This book represents the first recent attempt to provide ...)
This book represents the first recent attempt to provide a comprehensive treatment of Sweden's economic development since the middle of the 18th century. It traces the rapid industrialisation, the political currents and the social ambitions, that transformed Sweden from a backward agrarian economy into what is now regarded by many as a model welfare state.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415407036/?tag=2022091-20
( This study of a specific industry's survival and growth...)
This study of a specific industry's survival and growth in three countries is a useful resource for research on industrial development in 19th century Europe. Presenting the history of three major cutlery districts in Western Europe during the 19th century - Sheffield in England, Bergische land (Solingen and Remscheid) in Germany, and Eskilstuna in Sweden - the author focuses on each region's industrial development in relation to its socio-cultural context. This work challenges the flexible specialisation thesis often used to explain the seeming persistence of small-scale and decentralised production within the cutlery industry since the 19th century, and argues that growing businesses had to develop competitive strategies for control over important resources.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0854969527/?tag=2022091-20
(This book represents the first recent attempt to provide ...)
This book represents the first recent attempt to provide a comprehensive treatment of Sweden's economic development since the middle of the 18th century. It traces the rapid industrialisation, the political currents and the social ambitions, that transformed Sweden from a backward agrarian economy into what is now regarded by many as a model welfare state.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415181674/?tag=2022091-20
Magnusson, Lars Gosta was born on June 6, 1952 in Stockholm, Sweden. Son of Sven and Inga Magunsson.
Bachelor, University Uppsala, Sweden, 1975. Doctor of Philosophy, University Uppsala, 1980.
Research assistant Uppsala University, 1983-1986, lecturer economic history, 1986-1992, professor economic history, since 1992. Research director National Institute for Working LIfe, Stockholm, since 1996.
( This study of a specific industry's survival and growth...)
(This book represents the first recent attempt to provide ...)
(This book represents the first recent attempt to provide ...)
(Ever since the Physiocrats and Adam Smith, mercantilism o...)
Married Margaretha Ulla Sollerman, July 7, 1973. Children: Karl, Erik, Sigrid.