Fredrik Sjöholm

Den orädde debattören är en vänbok till Bo Södersten på 80-årsdagen. Han är mest känd som nationalekonom, framför allt som författare till standardboken International Economics. Han var i tur och ordning professor i nationalekonomi i Göteborg, i internationell ekonomi i Lund och i nationalekonomi med särskild inriktning mot internationell ekonomi i Jönköping från början av 1970-talet till början av 2000-talet. Under skoltiden blev Bo Södersten politiskt intresserad. Han var riksdagsman för Socialdemokraterna 1979-1988 och satt bland annat i finansutskottet. När han kom tillbaka till universitetslivet kom han alltmer att engagera sig i fackliga akademiska frågor. Bo Södersten var under en period på 1990-talet ordförande i SULF (Sveriges universitetslärarförbund). Uppsatserna i Den orädde debattören spänner över de flesta av Bo Söderstens intresseområden. Den innehåller en handfull personliga porträtt av honom, speglar hans intresse för idéhistoria, svensk och internationell ekonomi, utvecklingsfrågor, rättighetsproblem och, sist men inte minst, hans debattvilja. Bo Södersten har aldrig varit riktigt politiskt opportun. Han kunde ta steget från Den hierarkiska välfärden till Kapitalismen byggde landet. Bo Södersten har drivit sina egna frågor, eldad av sin övertygelse, i bland annat Tiden, Aftonbladet, Svenska Dagbladet, Dagens Nyheter och Sydsvenska Dagbladet. I boken medverkar Mats Bergstrand, Jagdish Bhagwati, Yves Bourdet, Fredrik Braconier, Henrik Braconier, Karolina Ekholm, Gunnar Eriksson, Ronald Findlay, Gunnar Fredriksson, Birgit Friggebo, Stig Gustafsson, Göte Hansson, Erik Jonasson, Ronald W Jones, Dale W Jorgenson, Peter Kindlund, Mats Lundahl, Nils Lundgren, Johan Lönnroth, Anders Milton, Svante Nycander, Inga Persson, Lennart Petersson, Gunnar Petri, Lars Pettersson, Nils-Eric Sandberg, Bo Sandelin, Fredrik Sjöholm, Birgitta Strömbom och Hans Tson Söderström. Den orädde debattören har redigerats av Mats Lundahl.

Very little has been written on the economy of East Timor since the country’s independence in 2002, and no comprehensive account exists of the economic history of the country. The former cannot be properly understood without a knowledge of the historical process that created the present-day situation. This research monograph is the first book to combine a historical analysis of the creation and development of the economy of East Timor from the earliest times to the present, and an analysis of the main contemporary problems facing the East Timorese economy. Volume II offers a detailed analysis of the economy of East Timor, of politics, fiscal policy and social progress. It pays particular attention to structural problems: employment generation and the lack of a modern sector, the modernization of agriculture and the management of the oil deposits in the Timor Sea. The first volume, available separately, considers East Timor from a chronological perspective, as a Portuguese colony, and a country occupied by Indonesia up to national independence in 2002. This book will appeal to economists, political scientists and social scientists in general as well as practitioners, since it focuses on down-to-earth problems that need to be solved for the economy to develop. The book can also be read by students both at the undergraduate and graduate levels and could be used for case studies in development.

This two-volume study explores the economy of East Timor, of which very little has been written since the country gained independence in 2002. Currently, no comprehensive account exists of the economic history of the country. The former cannot be properly understood without a knowledge of the historical process that created the present-day situation. This research monograph is the first book to combine a historical analysis of the creation and development of the economy of East Timor from the earliest times to the present, and an analysis of the main contemporary problems facing the East Timorese economy. Volume I considers East Timor from a chronological perspective, as an occupied country up to the point at which Indonesia leave. This book will appeal to scholars and students of economics, political and social science. It will also be of interest to practitioners in these fields as it focuses on down-to-earth problems that need to be solved for the economy todevelop.

Very little has been written on the economy of East Timor since the country’s independence in 2002, and no comprehensive account exists of the economic history of the country. The former cannot be properly understood without a knowledge of the historical process that created the present-day situation. This research monograph is the first book to combine a historical analysis of the creation and development of the economy of East Timor from the earliest times to the present, and an analysis of the main contemporary problems facing the East Timorese economy. Volume II offers a detailed analysis of the economy of East Timor, of politics, fiscal policy and social progress. It pays particular attention to structural problems: employment generation and the lack of a modern sector, the modernization of agriculture and the management of the oil deposits in the Timor Sea. The first volume, available separately, considers East Timor from a chronological perspective, as a Portuguese colony, and a country occupied by Indonesia up to national independence in 2002. This book will appeal to economists, political scientists and social scientists in general as well as practitioners, since it focuses on down-to-earth problems that need to be solved for the economy to develop. The book can also be read by students both at the undergraduate and graduate levels and could be used for case studies in development.

This two-volume study explores the economy of East Timor, of which very little has been written since the country gained independence in 2002. Currently, no comprehensive account exists of the economic history of the country. The former cannot be properly understood without a knowledge of the historical process that created the present-day situation. This research monograph is the first book to combine a historical analysis of the creation and development of the economy of East Timor from the earliest times to the present, and an analysis of the main contemporary problems facing the East Timorese economy. Volume I considers East Timor from a chronological perspective, as an occupied country up to the point at which Indonesia leave. This book will appeal to scholars and students of economics, political and social science. It will also be of interest to practitioners in these fields as it focuses on down-to-earth problems that need to be solved for the economy todevelop.

Sverige har globaliserats snabbt under de senaste årtiondena. En allt större andel av svensk produktion exporteras och alltmer av insatsvaror och konsumtionsvaror importeras. Dessutom har många svenska företag köpts upp av utländska ägare och nästan alla storföretag har en övervägande del av sin verksamhet utanför Sverige. Hur påverkar det företagens efterfrågan på olika typer av arbetskraft? Vilka arbetstagare gynnas mest av globaliseringen? Vilka jobb tillkommer och vilka försvinner? Och hur påverkas matchningen mellan företag och arbetstagare? Rapporten belyser olika aspekter av globaliseringens konsekvenser för den svenska arbetsmarknaden. Författarna har undersökt hur yrkessammansättningen, löner och matchningen i globala och lokala företag i Sverige påverkats av globaliseringen 1997 2013. Fredrik Heyman är docent i nationalekonomi, Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) och Lunds universitet. Fredrik Sjöholm är professor i nationalekonomi, Lunds universitet och Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN).