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ROAD TO PROSPERITY
AN ECONOMIC HISTORY OF FINLAND |
| By: |
Jari Ojala, Jari Eloranta, Jukka Jalava |
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Hardback |
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£33.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
9517468180 |
| ISBN 13: |
9789517468183 |
| Publisher: |
SUOMALAISEN KIRJALLISUUDEN SEURA |
| Pub. date: |
21 November, 2006 |
| Pages: |
343 |
| Synopsis: |
The Finnish economy is a victory over hardship, a success story with few equivalents. During the period 1860-2000 the gross domestic product grew 21-fold, while EU nations on average achieved 11-fold growth. Today, Finland is known for its competitiveness, high educational standards, negligible corruption, expertise in creating and using high technology, and successful companies, most notably Nokia. This book tells how Finland astonishingly evolved from an internationally insignificant agrarian economy to the affluent, knowledge-based, welfare society that it is now. The Road to Prosperity: An Economic History of Finland offers an overview of several centuries of economic progress -- with a keen eye on negative effects of growth. The articles in this beautifully illustrated work contain long-term analyses of business, foreign trade, agriculture, and employment. In addition, there is coverage of the development of banking, the public sector, income distribution, the advance of the information society, and welfare. And the Finnish story is woven seamlessly into the tapestry of international economics.The contributors are prominent scholars of Finnish economic history and economics; the foreword being a product of distinguished American economic historian Joel Mokyr, winner of the Heineken Prize for History 2006. |
| Illustrations: |
b/w & colour photos |
| Publication: |
Finland |
| Imprint: |
Suomalaisen kirjallisuuden seura |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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