Seven Figures in the History of Swedish Economic Thought : Knut Wicksell, Eli Heckscher, Bertil Ohlin, Torsten Gårdlund, Sven Rydenfelt, Staffan Burenstam Linder and Jaime Behar

Who are the greatest economic thinkers of Sweden? Seventeen essays on seven Swedish economists aim to answer this question, exploring the contributions of Knut Wicksell, Eli Heckscher, Bertil Ohlin, Torsten Gårdlund, Sven Rydenfelt, Staffan Burenstam Linder and Jaime Behar. Swedish academic economists have by and large withdrawn from the public debate but this book celebrates Swedish Economic Thought from Knut Wicksell to the present. Front Matter....Pages i-xi Introduction: Unknown Writings....Pages 1-19 The Reaction to Knut Wicksell’s First Cause Célèbre: The Chief Cause of Social Misfortunes....Pages 20-54 Population Growth and Diminishing Returns: Knut Wicksell on the Causes of Poverty....Pages 55-83 Knut Wicksell on Population and Poverty: A General Equilibrium Approach....Pages 84-104 Foreign Trade and Exchange Rates: The Theoretical Contribution of Eli Heckscher to International Economics....Pages 105-121 The Janus Face of Eli Heckscher: Theory, History and Method....Pages 122-144 The Beginning of Economic History....Pages 145-151 Eli Heckscher and the Colleagues: The Role of Personality for Economic History....Pages 152-182 The Economist Bertil Ohlin: Do His Ideas Still Stand Up?....Pages 183-189 Torsten Gårdlund: Littérateur and Economist....Pages 190-194 Torsten Gårdlund: A Portrait....Pages 195-231 Against the Current: Sven Rydenfelt (1911–2005)....Pages 232-236 Sven Rydenfelt: The Awkward Polemic....Pages 237-267 To Be an Independent Thinker: An Intellectual Portrait of Staffan Burenstam Linder....Pages 268-292 Visions and Action....Pages 293-297 Jaime Behar (1938–2010)....Pages 298-305 A Tradition Lost? The Swedish Economists in the Public Debate....Pages 306-325 Back Matter....Pages 326-335 "Cover"--"Contents" -- "List of Figures" -- "Preface" -- "1 Introduction: Unknown Writings" -- "2 The Reaction to Knut Wicksellâ#x80;#x99;s First Cause Cél÷bre: The Chief Cause of Social Misfortunes" -- "3 Population Growth and Diminishing Returns: Knut Wicksell on the Causes of Poverty" -- "4 Knut Wicksell on Population and Poverty: A General Equilibrium Approach" -- "5 Foreign Trade and Exchange Rates: The Theoretical Contribution of Eli Heckscher to International Economics" -- "6 The Janus Face of Eli Heckscher: Theory, History and Method" -- "7 The Beginning of Economic History" -- "8 Eli Heckscher and the Colleagues: The Role of Personality for Economic History" -- "9 The Economist Bertil Ohlin: Do His Ideas Still Stand Up?" -- "10 Torsten GÃÆrdlund: Littérateur and Economist" -- "11 Torsten GÃÆrdlund: A Portrait" -- "12 Against the Current: Sven Rydenfelt (1911â#x80;#x93;2005)" -- "13 Sven Rydenfelt: The Awkward Polemic" -- "14 To Be an Independent Thinker: An Intellectual Portrait of Staffan Burenstam Linder" -- "15 Visions and Action" -- "16 Jaime Behar (1938â#x80;#x93;2010)" -- "17 A Tradition Lost? The Swedish Economists in the Public Debate." Seventeen Essays On Seven Swedish Economists Celebrate Swedish Economic Thought From Knut Wicksell To The Present. 1 Introduction: Unknown Writings -- 2 The Reaction To Knut Wicksell's First Cause Cl̈bre: The Chief Cause Of Social Misfortunes -- 3 Population Growth And Diminishing Returns: Knut Wicksell On The Causes Of Poverty -- 4 Knut Wicksell On Population And Poverty: A General Equilibrium Approach -- 5 Foreign Trade And Exchange Rates: The Theoretical Contributions Of Eli Heckscher To International Economics -- 6 The Janus Face Of Eli Heckscher: Theory, History And Method -- 7 The Beginning Of Economic History -- 8 Eli Heckscher And The Colleagues: The Role Of Personality For Economic History -- 9 The Economist Bertil Ohlin: Do His Ideas Still Stand Up? -- 10 Torsten Ḡrdlund: Litťrateur And Economist -- 11 Torsten Ḡrdlund: A Portrait -- 12 Against The Current: Sven Rydenfelt (1911-2005) -- 13 Sven Rydenfelt: The Awkward Polemic -- 14 To Be An Independent Thinker: An Intellectual Portrait Of Staffan Burenstam Linder -- 15 Visions And Action -- 16 Jaime Behar (1938-2010) -- 17 A Tradition Lost? The Swedish Economists In The Public Debate. By Mats Lundahl. "Who are the greatest economic thinkers of Sweden? Seventeen essays on seven Swedish economists aim to answer this question, exploring the contributions of Knut Wicksell, Eli Heckscher, Bertil Ohlin, Torsten Gårdlund, Sven Rydenfelt, Staffan Burenstam Linder and Jaime Behar. Swedish academic economists have by and large withdrawn from the public debate but this book celebrates Swedish Economic Thought from Knut Wicksell to the present"-- Provided by publisher