When did Sweden become egalitarian? Further evidence
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Taken from Lee, Soltow. 1989. "The Rich and the Destitute in Sweden, 1805-1855: A Test of Tocquevilles Inequality Hypotheses." Economic History Review 2-42:43-63.
Important quotes:
The groupwith positive savings increased steadily after 1840 in the rural sector.
Lowergroups benefited during the early stages of the industrial revolution.
Jorbergstresses the rise in agricultural yield after 1830
A government report issued in 1863also stressed the rise in canal traffic and an increase in the number ofsavings banks.
“Both thedestitute and the rich decreased in significance in the nineteenth century.Equality appears to have increased” (p. 53)
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