Jensen, Peter Sandholt, Lampe, Markus, Sharp, Paul, Skovsgaard, Christian Volmar. 2018. Getting to Denmark: The role of elites for development .
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Abstract
Denmark is a paragon of economic development because it rapidly modernised its agriculture 150 years ago by using technology and cooperatives. This column argues that Denmark's development story has in fact been misrepresented. Rapid agricultural development was the end of a process begun by landed elites in the 18th century. It may be a mistake to cite the case of Denmark to argue that a country with a lot of peasants and cows can cooperate its way out of underdevelopment.
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| Status of publication | Published |
|---|---|
| Affiliation | WU |
| Type of publication | Media report |
| Language | English |
| Title | Getting to Denmark: The role of elites for development |
| Source | VOX CEPR Policy Portal |
| Year | 2018 |
| URL | https://voxeu.org/article/role-elites-development-denmark |
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- People
- Lampe, Markus (Details)
- External
- Jensen, Peter Sandholt (University of Southern Denmark, Denmark)
- Sharp, Paul (University of Southern Denmark, Denmark)
- Skovsgaard, Christian Volmar (University of Southern Denmark, Denmark)
- Organization
- Institute for Economic and Social History IN (Details)
- Research areas (ÖSTAT Classification 'Statistik Austria')
- 5300 Economics (Details)
- 5340 Economic history (Details)
- 6521 Economic history (Details)