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

This book analyses a peculiar phase in the history of Stockholm which has not previously been systematically investigated.

Johan Soderberg (Author), Ulf Jonsson (Author), Christer Persson (Author)

9780521531337, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 13 February 2003

248 pages
22.9 x 25.3 x 1.7 cm, 0.39 kg

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.

List of figures
List of tables
Preface
1. Introduction
2. Stockholm's growth problems, 1760–1850, in a comparative European perspective
3. The decline of manufacturing
4. Labour markets and the informal sector
5. Real wage trends, 1730–1850: Stockholm in a comparative perspective
6. Spatial patterns of wealth and poverty
7. Trends in inequality, 1715–1850
8. The economic-demographic system
9. A stagnating capital
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900 [HBLL], European history [HBJD]