In The Era of Economic Freedom, six researchers and publishers provide perspectives on the Sweden where Finance Minister J A Gripenstedt pushed through significant reforms.
Publisher Per T Ohlsson gives an image of Gripenstedt himself. Economic historians Göran Ahlström and Lena Andersson-Skog discuss industrialization waves and the interaction between the state and business.
Art and literature historians Lena Johannesson and Ulrika Knutson highlight popular culture and the literary scene. Historian Lars Ilshammar portrays the emerging labor movement.
The anthology concludes with a discussion about J A Gripenstedt and today's society, between Urban Bäckström, Jens Henriksson, Ronald Fagerfjäll, Per T Ohlsson, and Ulrika Knutson.
The Era of Economic Freedom: Reforms, Industrial Development, Cultural Climate
Göran Ahlström, Lena Andersson-Skog, Lars Ilshammar, Lena Johannesson, Ulrika Knutson, and Per T Ohlsson. Foreword: Alexander Husebye
152 pages, paperback, illustrated.
ISBN 978-91-978974-8-8
Stockholm: Centrum för Näringslivshistoria, 2013.
First announcement date 2013 06 19
The book is part of Centrum för Näringslivshistoria's report series and can be ordered here.
