Regional development, transport infrastructure and government policy : The case of ice-breaking along the coastline of Norrland, Sweden, 1940–1975

• Main Author: Eriksson, Martin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Institutionen för ekonomisk historia 2010
• Subjects: regional economic history; Norrland; winter navigation; ice-breaker policy; decision-making; regional interest groups; institutional analysis; corporatism; concerted action; Economic History; Ekonomisk historia; Breaker; Canada; Journal of Northern Studies
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-38222

Due to the cold climate, navigation along the coast lines of the northern regions in Sweden, Finland, Canada, Russia and the United States must negotiate winter conditions which cause ports to freeze over. In order to avoid the negative economic effects of such interruptions, ice-breaking and other...