The Market

Name: The Market
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ISBN: 9789189882355

Money, States and Ideas for a Free World

Kurt Almqvist, Alastair Benn, Mattias Hessérus , Adrian Wooldridge

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English

Stolpe Publishing
01 September 2025

Political ideologies; Economic theory & philosophy; Economic systems & structures; Economic history

From the Roman forum to digital currencies, how has the market developed over the course of history and what might it look like in the future? This anthology takes a deep dive into market development and takes a closer look at the decisive role of markets in shaping the present but also addresses the burning question of how we should navigate towards a sustainable future. In thought-provoking essays written by international researchers, politicians and experts, market dynamics are explored in three critical phases: yesterday, today and tomorrow. Drawing on the squares of ancient Greece and the markets of medieval Europe, the authors examine how technological advances, consumer behavior, and geopolitical strategy, such as the policies of the Reagan era, have shaped contemporary markets. Finally, the book addresses the challenges to market stability posed by, for example, authoritarian states and AI.

Contributions by: Adrian Wooldridge, David Abulafia
Edited by: Kurt Almqvist, Alastair Benn, Mattias Hessérus
Imprint: Stolpe Publishing
Country of Publication: Sweden
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 170mm,
ISBN: 9789189882355
ISBN 10: 9189882350
Pages: 270
Publication Date: 01 September 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Kurt Almqvist is President of the Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation for Public Benefit. Alastair Benn is a writer and deputy editor at Engelsberg Ideas. Mattias Hessérus is a historian and Director of Civilisation Studies at the Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation. Adrian Wooldridge is The Economist’s political editor and writes the Bagehot column. He was educated at Oxford University, where he studied modern history at Balliol College and received a doctorate in philosophy from All Souls College. His books include The Wake-Up Call: Why the Pandemic Has Exposed the Weakness of the West, and How to Fix It, co-written with John Micklethwait. Francis Gavin är Giovanni Agnelli Distinguished Professor och chef för Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs vid Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. År 2021 utsågs han till Ernest May Senior Visiting Fellow of the Applied History Project vid Harvards Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Gavin är författare till Gold, Dollars, and Power: The Politics of International Monetary Relations, 1958–1971 och Nuclear Weapons and American Grand Strategy.