The transformation of ownership policy and structure in Sweden: Convergence towards the Anglo-Saxon model?

New Political Economy

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-102

  Henrekson, Magnus ^a   Jakobsson, Ulf ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC POLICY; FIRM OWNERSHIP;

SWEDEN;

EID: 0037362083     PISSN: 13563467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1356346032000078732     Document Type: Article

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