Swedish Economists in the 1930s Debate on Economic Planning

• Main Author: Carlson, Benny (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Palgrave Studies in Economic History,
• Subjects: Economic history.; Political economy.; Economic policy.; Evolutionary economics.; Economic History.; International Political Economy.; History of Economic Thought/Methodology.; Economic Policy.; Institutional/Evolutionary Economics.

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 politica...