A History of Cold War Industrialisation

This monograph explores the economic consequences of the Cold War, a polarised world-order which politicized technology and shaped industrial development.

'The book aims to open up and provide a new interpretation to the black box of the East-West 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 Wuokko, University of Turku, Finland

Autorentext

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

Inhalt

1 Introduction. 2 Before the Cold War shipbuilding. 3 Technology diplomacy: civilian ships carrying political weight and state leaders. 4 Institutional interface to the Soviet market: bilateral trade and Finnish shipbuilding. 5 Beyond business as usual: techno-scientific and industrial cooperation. 6 From consensus to competition: reorganisation and rationalisation in shipbuilding. 7 National competitiveness and international economy: shipyard financing and state aid. 8 Conclusions