Lundahl Bo Södersten from Left to Right

Portrait of a Political Economist
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-3-031-09101-8
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 189 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought

This book explores the economic work and legacy of Bo Södersten. While best known internationally for his textbook International Economics , Södersten’s influence stretches well beyond this. Through his academic work and newspaper articles, he covered a wide spectrum of topics that often challenged conventional wisdom. By examining his work on housing, the labor-managed economy, development economics, nuclear power, childcare, and higher education, a full view of his diverse work is presented. This book aims to provide insight into the motivations and impact of Bo Södersten during each phase of his life: his academic career, his political life, and his time as a debater-provocateur. It will be relevant to students and researchers interested in Swedish economics, the history of economic thought, and international economics.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lundahl, Mats

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Growing Up.- 2. Uppsala.- 3. Doctor.- 4. After the Dissertation.- 5. Essays.- 6. The Hunt for a Chair.- 7. The Housing Market.- 8. The Dream of the Labor-Managed Economy.- 9. Contrasting Economies: Sweden and the Developing Countries.- 10. Three Continents.- 11. In Parliament.- 12. The Debater.- 13. Saulus Falls off the Horse.- 14. The Overgrown Public Sector.- 15. Nuclear Power, Childcare, and Higher Education.- 16. Two Controversial Issues.- 17. Concentration of Power and Corruption.- 18. Systemic Defects.- 19. Book Reviews and Biography.- 20. Who Was He, Really?.

Über Autor(innen)

Mats Lundahl is Professor emeritus of Development Economics at the Stockholm School of Economics, where he held his chair between 1987 and 2013.