Turning Students into Stock-Market Investors : The Role of Civil Society and Public Schools in Swedish Financialization, c. 1985-2010
This article brings agency to discussions on financialization and financial education in Sweden by zooming in on two barely examined actors and arenas: civil society and public schools, respectively. The civil society organization Aktiespararna (Swedish Shareholders’ Association, founded in 1966) attempted to access and impact school education starting with its launch of youthefforts in the 1980s.