A Stagnating Metropolis: The Economy and Demography of Stockholm, 1750 1850

By Johan Söderberg, Christer Persson, Ulf Jonsson, et al.

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521531330
• ISBN13: 9780521531337
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"