A History of Cold War Industrialisation: Finnish Shipbuilding between East and West

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Saara Matala

A History of Cold War Industrialisation

Finnish Shipbuilding between East and West

Saara Matala

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English

Routledge
01 July 2021

European history; Politics & government; Political economy; Shipbuilding industry; History of science

Series: Perspectives in Economic and Social History

This monograph explores the economic consequences of the Cold War, a polarised world order which politicised technology and shaped industrial development. It provides a detailed archival-based history of the Finnish shipbuilding industry (1952–1996), which f lourished, thanks to the special relationship between Finland and the Soviet Union. Overall, it shows how a small country, Finland, gained power during the Cold War through international economic and technological cooperation. The work places Finland in a firmly international context and assesses the state–industry relationship from five different angles: technopolitics, trade infrastructure, techno-scientific cooperation, industrial reorganisation, and state aid. It presents a novel way to analyse industrialisation as an interaction between institutional stabilisation and f luctuation within a techno-economic system. In so doing, it makes empirical, theoretical, and methodological contributions to the history of industrial change. A History of Cold War Industrialisation will be of interest to advanced students and scholars in economic history, maritime history, Cold War history, and international political economy.

By: Saara Matala
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 489g
ISBN: 9780367482497
ISBN 10: 0367482495
Series: Perspectives in Economic and Social History
Pages: 234
Publication Date: 01 July 2021
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Saara Matala is Post-doctoral Fellow in the Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden.

Reviews for A History of Cold War Industrialisation: Finnish Shipbuilding between East and West

The book aims to open up and provide a new interpretation to the black box of the East-Westst trade during the Cold War by using the Finnish shipbuilding industry as a case study. By means of examining procedures and practices provided by archival sources, the author attempts to explain how a small peripheral country like Finland could develop into a noteworthy shipbuilding country and industrialise fairly quickly in the postwar period. The author's approach is both innovative and illuminating for readers who are not yet experts in the East-West trade.Timo Myllyntaus, Turku School of Economics, Finland An ambitious, elegant, and enjoyable analysis of how an industry and a small state successfully navigate through the muddy waters of the Cold War.Maiju Wuokku