Jonas Ljungberg
Professor emeritus
Structural analysis and the process of economic development : essays in memory of Lennart Schön
Editor
- Jonas Ljungberg
Summary, in English
Economic development is full of discontinuities. Mainstream economists perceive these as external disturbances to a natural state of equilibrium, but this book argues that much of the discontinuities are part of economic development, suggesting that patterns can be understood with structural analysis.
Structural Analysis and the Process of Economic Development presents a detailed analysis of the trajectory of Swedish economic change since the nineteenth century. The emergence of structural analysis in economic research is reviewed, as well as a chapter devoted to development blocks, a key concept that was outlined in the 1940s and that has much in common with the more recent notions ‘techno-economic paradigms’ and ‘general-purpose technologies’. Structural analysis and the major contributions by Schön are introduced in this book. Also highlighted is Sweden’s integration into the international economy via the nineteenth century capital markets, along with structural analysis as a tool for understanding climate change. The recent technique of wavelet analysis and its potential for structural analysis is demonstrated in a non-technical chapter.
This book is suitable for those who are interested in and study political economy, economic history and European history.
Structural Analysis and the Process of Economic Development presents a detailed analysis of the trajectory of Swedish economic change since the nineteenth century. The emergence of structural analysis in economic research is reviewed, as well as a chapter devoted to development blocks, a key concept that was outlined in the 1940s and that has much in common with the more recent notions ‘techno-economic paradigms’ and ‘general-purpose technologies’. Structural analysis and the major contributions by Schön are introduced in this book. Also highlighted is Sweden’s integration into the international economy via the nineteenth century capital markets, along with structural analysis as a tool for understanding climate change. The recent technique of wavelet analysis and its potential for structural analysis is demonstrated in a non-technical chapter.
This book is suitable for those who are interested in and study political economy, economic history and European history.
Department/s
- Department of Economic History
Publishing year
2016
Language
English
Publication/Series
Routledge frontiers in political economy
Volume
209
Document type
Book
Publisher
Routledge
Topic
- Economics and Business
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISBN: 9781315657042
- ISBN: 9781138101302
- ISBN: 9781138208650