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The aim is to investigate how banks have shaped everyday life and economic development in Sweden's welfare state.

July 5, 2026Scandinavian Economic History Review

Bankminded: banks as intimate agents of everyday life in welfare state Sweden

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The aim is to investigate how banks have shaped everyday life and economic development in Sweden's welfare state.
Historical analysis of banking's evolution since the 1960s.
Examination of banks' roles as social agents in economic contexts.
Assessment of historians' perspectives on banking history.
Banks have significantly influenced economic policies affecting social welfare.
Findings indicate a deeper relationship between banks and everyday life.
The study highlights banks as not just financial institutions, but intimate agents within society.

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This historical analysis explores banks' roles in economic development within Sweden's welfare state, suggesting significant social impact.

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When banking history emerged as a separate field of historical inquiry in the 1960s its main concern was to explain how banks contributed to economic development. Historians studied the role that b...

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Oscar Gelderblom (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a49f411f5d1d45b287ffc93 https://doi.org/10.1080/03585522.2026.2697155

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This historical analysis explores banks' roles in economic development within Sweden's welfare state, suggesting significant social impact.

Bankminded: banks as intimate agents of everyday life in welfare state Sweden

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Bankminded: banks as intimate agents of everyday life in welfare state Sweden

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