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.

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• Autori: Ulf Jonsson, Christer Persson, Johan Soderberg, Johan Jonsson Soderberg
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 13.02.2003
• EAN: 9780521531337
• ISBN: 978-0-521-53133-7
• Pagine: 248
• Serie: Cambridge Studies in Populatio
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Economia politica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni