| A Stagnating Metropolis: The Economy and Demography of Stockholm, 1750-1850 Contributor(s): Soderberg, Johan (Author), Jonsson, Ulf (Author), Persson, Christer (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521531330 ISBN-13: 9780521531337 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $40.84 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2003 Annotation: 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. In this study various aspects of the economic and social history of the period are examined in detail, including the decline of manufacturing, the causes of the extremely high rates of mortality and extra-marital fertility, and the distribution of economic resources. Social and spatial patterns of poverty are described and the trends and fluctuations in prices and real wages charted and compared with other European towns and cities. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economic Conditions - History | Europe - General |
| Dewey: 330.948 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Population, Economy and Society in Past |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 9" (0.82 lbs) 248 pages |