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2. 1. The Bias of the World : Theories of Unequal Exchange in History

   Author : John Brolin; Humanekologi; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; History and philosophy of the social sciences; Contemporary history since 1914 ; Ecology; political ecology; ecological footprint; emergy; underconsumptionism; post-Keynesian; unlimited supplies of labour; Prebisch-Singer; centre-periphery; terms of trade; staple thesis; ecologial economics; Marxist economics; classical economics; history of political economy; mercantilism; non-equvalent exchange; unequal exchange; Economics; econometrics; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Nutidshistoria från 1914 ; Ekologi; Samhällsvetenskapernas historia och filosofi;

   Abstract : This is a history of theories and theorists of unequal exchange. Starting with mercantilists and Richard Cantillon's theory based on land values, it briefly covers the early Classical economists and Gerald Fitzhugh. READ MORE

4. 2. Circles of Value : A Study of Working Lives of Informal Sector Traders in Delhi, India

   Author : Riya Raphael; Genusvetenskapliga institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; theories of value; pheriwale; informal economy; informal sector; recycle traders; Dalit feminism; intersectionality; caste; pheri; Social reproduction; waiting; relational autonomy; Delhi; India;

   Abstract : This study revolves around the working lives of pheriwale, a group of self-employed traders within India’s vast informal economy. Pheriwale have been trading in Delhi for nearly a century and are involved in the second-hand clothing trade. READ MORE

5. 3. Financialization in Swedish Capitalism : Debt, inequality and crisis in Sweden, 1900-2013

   Author : Lars Ahnland; Rodney Edvinsson; Jonathan Feldman; Jan Bohlin; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; debt; inequality; financialization; financial crisis; ekonomisk historia; Economic History;

   Abstract : This dissertation adresses financialization – the increasing role of financial activities in the overall economy – in Sweden in 1900-2013. The focus is on the long run relationships between private debt, asset markets, inequality and financial crisis during this period. READ MORE

6. 4. Growth, Accumulation, Crisis : With New Macroeconomic Data for Sweden 1800-2000

   Author : Rodney Edvinsson; Karl Gratzer; Satya Datta; Olle Krantz; Jan Bohlin; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; GDP; employment; national accounts; Sweden; crisis; growth; capital; capitalism; accumulation; profit; surplus; economic history; growth theory; Marxism; long wave theory; business cycle; depression; recession; Economic history; Ekonomisk historia;

   Abstract : This dissertation has two main objectives. The first one is to construct historical macroeconomic series for Sweden using a consistent method throughout the relevant periods, and which rely on modern methods of national accounting. READ MORE

7. 5. Time to Work : Responsibilization and Reification in the Swedish Welfare State

   Author : Desirée Ödén; Mikael Holmgren Caicedo; Fredrik Svärdsten Nymans; Ebba Sjögren; Christine Cooper; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Accounting; Management Accounting; Performance; Performance Management; Public Sector; Refugee Crisis; Establishment; Labour Market; Responsibilization; Commodification; Alienation; Reification; Critical Theory; Swedish Public Employment Service; Business Administration; företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : In late 2015 and early 2016, more than two million refugees crossed European borders. Sweden, with its 10 million inhabitants welcomed more than 160,000 refugees, the second highest number per capita in Europe. READ MORE