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Economics of Transport: The Swedish Case 1780–1980. By Thomas Thorburn. Södertälje, Sweden: Almqvist and Wicksell International, 2000. Pp. 589. SEK 422.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 August 2001

Rick Szostak
Rick Szostak
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University of Alberta
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Abstract

This is an important book, with implications far beyond the Swedish case. The author has painstakingly constructed a unique aggregate series of transport expenditures covering two centuries (the book contains 260 pages of appendices). He uses this information in a series of models that analyze the crucial role of transport improvements in Swedish economic development, with a special focus on industrialization.

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BOOK REVIEW
Information
The Journal of Economic History , Volume 61 , Issue 1 , March 2001 , pp. 208 - 210
Copyright
© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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