Stagnating Metropolis - The Economy and Demography of Stockholm, 1750-1850

Zusammenfassung This book analyses a peculiar phase in the history of Stockholm which has not previously been systematically investigated. Between 1750 and 1850 the Swedish capital experienced long-term stagnation! characterized by de-industrialization and slow population growth. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of figures; List of tables; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Stockholm's growth problems, 1760-1850, in a comparative European perspective; 3. The decline of manufacturing; 4. Labour markets and the informal sector; 5. Real wage trends, 1730-1850: Stockholm in a comparative perspective; 6. Spatial patterns of wealth and poverty; 7. Trends in inequality, 1715-1850; 8. The economic-demographic system; 9. A stagnating capital; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Ulf Jonsson, Christer Persson, Johan Soderberg, Johan Jonsson Soderberg
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.02.2003
• EAN: 9780521531337
• ISBN: 978-0-521-53133-7
• No. of pages: 248
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Populatio
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics