ABSTRACT

Originally published in 1963, The Landsorganisationen I Sverige (LO – Swedish Confederation of Trades Unions), enjoys an international reputation as a trade union movement with progressive ideas on wage policy and collective bargaining. The authors of this volume who are trade union economists, deal critically with credit policy; plead for free trade; are outspoken on company taxation, wage policy, the labour market and the location of industry. Throughout the authors are outspoken in their emphasis on growth and change, which they interpret as change in the outlook of the unions as well as in that of industry and of the government.

chapter |4 pages

Introduction

part I|40 pages

The General Framework

chapter Chapter I|5 pages

The Rise of Industry

chapter Chapter II|7 pages

The Need for Co-ordination

chapter Chapter III|12 pages

Values and Goals

chapter Chapter IV|14 pages

The Tasks of Economic Policy

part II|80 pages

The Policy Framework

chapter Chapter V|3 pages

The Basis of a Co-ordinated Economy

chapter Chapter VII|12 pages

Tax Policy

chapter Chapter VIII|17 pages

International Trade Policy

chapter Chapter IX|10 pages

Competition, Prices, and Consumer Guidance

chapter Chapter X|16 pages

Labour Market and Location Policy

part III|32 pages

The State and the Organizations

chapter Chapter XI|10 pages

The State and Structural Change

chapter Chapter XII|9 pages

The Labour Market Parties and Economic Policy

chapter Chapter XIII|11 pages

Co-ordinating Bodies for Structural Rationalization

chapter |6 pages

Summary