The book Money and power provides an outline of the history of the Riksbank from 1668 to the present day. It describes the political power game and economic developments over 350 years and provides the background to why the bank looks the way it does now. Gunnar Wetterberg was commissioned by the Riksbank to write the book. You can order the book from the publishers, Atlantis.
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