Creating Nordic Capitalism: The Development of a Competitive Periphery
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- list of figures -- list of tables -- list of photographs -- acknowledgements -- notes on the contributors -- list of abbreviations -- 1 creating Nordic capitalism - the business history of a competitive periphery -- prologue to the Swedish chapter -- 2 welfare capitalism: the Swedish economy, 1850-2005 -- 3 entrepreneurship and ownership: the long-term viability of the Swedish Bonnier and Wallenberg family business groups -- 4 from ASEA to ABB: managing big business the Swedish way -- prologue to the Finnish chapter -- 5 growth and investment: Finnish capitalism, 1850s-2005 -- 6 from state ownership to MNC: the path of Enso-Gutzeit to Stora-Enso -- 7 success and failure of a conglomerate firm: the strategic paths of Nokia and Tampella in the liberalizing Finnish economy after the Second World War -- prologue to the Danish chapter -- 8 co-operative liberalism: Denmark from 1857 to 2007 -- 9 Arla: from a decentralized co-operation to an MNE Mads Mordhorst -- 10 Carlsberg: regulation of the home market and international expansion -- prologue to the Norwegian chapter -- 11 Norway: a resource-based and democratic capitalism -- 12 constructive power: Elkem, 1904-2004 -- 13 finance and the development of Norwegian capitalism: the case of Christiania Bank -- 14 conclusion -- statistical appendix -- index.