ABSTRACT
The changes in structure have largely occurred without any planned co-ordination, but the Government has been forced, mainly for social policy reasons, to regulate structural changes at a number of points in order to reduce their effects on groups that are particularly exposed or occupy a strong political position. Government intervention has often assumed forms, such as import controls or export subsidies, which have had a distorting effect on competition both at home and in international trade, and they have not been evolved as part of a systematic economic policy. The structure of the economy is influenced by a number of factors, some of which operate continuously and over a long period, while others are more specialized and short-term in character. Political developments are particularly significant both for the intensity and direction of economic activity. It is impossible to assess in detail the long-term effects on the Swedish economy of this international economic co-operation.
