Aika ennen aluepolitiikkaa : Pohjoisen kehityshankkeet ja alueiden kehittämisen idea 1950-luvun Suomessa
The dissertation focuses on the recognition of the problems of uneven regional development in Finland in the 1950s, and the way the idea of controlling this development was introduced to Finnish politics. Since it is often stated that Finnish regional policy only began in the mid-1960s, the period a...
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ftunivhelsihelda:oai:helda.helsinki.fi:10138/21200 2023-08-20T04:08:44+02:00 Aika ennen aluepolitiikkaa : Pohjoisen kehityshankkeet ja alueiden kehittämisen idea 1950-luvun Suomessa Before regional policy : Development projects of the North and the idea of regional development in Finland in the 1950s Hakkarainen, Anna-Kaisa Siuruainen, Eino University of Helsinki, Faculty of Science, Department of Geography Helsingin yliopisto, matemaattis-luonnontieteellinen tiedekunta, maantieteen laitos Helsingfors universitet, matematisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, geografiska institutionen Löytönen, Markku Raento, Pauliina 2010-11-25T12:06:44Z application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10138/21200 fin fin Helsingin yliopisto Helsingfors universitet University of Helsinki URN:ISBN:978-952-10-4946-0 Helsingin yliopiston maantieteen laitoksen julkaisuja B. 0355-1105 http://hdl.handle.net/10138/21200 URN:ISBN:978-952-10-4947-7 Julkaisu on tekijänoikeussäännösten alainen. Teosta voi lukea ja tulostaa henkilökohtaista käyttöä varten. Käyttö kaupallisiin tarkoituksiin on kielletty. This publication is copyrighted. You may download, display and print it for Your own personal use. Commercial use is prohibited. Publikationen är skyddad av upphovsrätten. Den får läsas och skrivas ut för personligt bruk. Användning i kommersiellt syfte är förbjuden. maantiede Text Doctoral dissertation (monograph) Monografiaväitöskirja Monografiavhandling doctoralThesis 2010 ftunivhelsihelda 2023-07-28T06:20:44Z The dissertation focuses on the recognition of the problems of uneven regional development in Finland in the 1950s, and the way the idea of controlling this development was introduced to Finnish politics. Since it is often stated that Finnish regional policy only began in the mid-1960s, the period at hand is considered to fall in the time before regional policy. However, various ideas, plans and projects of regional development as well as different aims of development were brought forward and discussed already in the 1950s. These give an interesting perspective to the ideas of later regional development. In the 1950s, many Finnish politicians became more conscious of the unavoidable societal change. The need for overall modernisation of the society made it reasonable to expect a growing level of unemployment and eagerness to migration. The uneven distribution of well-being was also feared to cause discontent and political changes. International experience proved interfering in the regional development possible when using the argument of public interest the measures taken increased the level of well-being, helped sustain societal balance, and supported national economy. Many of the development projects of the 1950s focused on Northern Finland, the natural resources of which were considered an important reserve and the political climate of which was regarded unstable. After the late 1940s, regional development was discussed frequently both on the national and the regional level. Direct and indirect support was given to less developed areas and the government outlined thorough investigations in order to relieve the regional problem. Towards the end of the decade, the measures taken were already often connected to the idea of equality. In the 1950s the conflicts within and between the largest Finnish political parties significantly affected the decisions of regional development. There are three case studies in this qualitative research based on the narrative method. The case studies clarify the characteristics of ... Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis Northern Finland Helsingfors Universitet: HELDA – Helsingin yliopiston digitaalinen arkisto |
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The dissertation focuses on the recognition of the problems of uneven regional development in Finland in the 1950s, and the way the idea of controlling this development was introduced to Finnish politics. Since it is often stated that Finnish regional policy only began in the mid-1960s, the period at hand is considered to fall in the time before regional policy. However, various ideas, plans and projects of regional development as well as different aims of development were brought forward and discussed already in the 1950s. These give an interesting perspective to the ideas of later regional development. In the 1950s, many Finnish politicians became more conscious of the unavoidable societal change. The need for overall modernisation of the society made it reasonable to expect a growing level of unemployment and eagerness to migration. The uneven distribution of well-being was also feared to cause discontent and political changes. International experience proved interfering in the regional development possible when using the argument of public interest the measures taken increased the level of well-being, helped sustain societal balance, and supported national economy. Many of the development projects of the 1950s focused on Northern Finland, the natural resources of which were considered an important reserve and the political climate of which was regarded unstable. After the late 1940s, regional development was discussed frequently both on the national and the regional level. Direct and indirect support was given to less developed areas and the government outlined thorough investigations in order to relieve the regional problem. Towards the end of the decade, the measures taken were already often connected to the idea of equality. In the 1950s the conflicts within and between the largest Finnish political parties significantly affected the decisions of regional development. There are three case studies in this qualitative research based on the narrative method. The case studies clarify the characteristics of ... |
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Siuruainen, Eino University of Helsinki, Faculty of Science, Department of Geography Helsingin yliopisto, matemaattis-luonnontieteellinen tiedekunta, maantieteen laitos Helsingfors universitet, matematisk-naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, geografiska institutionen Löytönen, Markku Raento, Pauliina |
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Aika ennen aluepolitiikkaa : Pohjoisen kehityshankkeet ja alueiden kehittämisen idea 1950-luvun Suomessa |
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Aika ennen aluepolitiikkaa : Pohjoisen kehityshankkeet ja alueiden kehittämisen idea 1950-luvun Suomessa |
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Aika ennen aluepolitiikkaa : Pohjoisen kehityshankkeet ja alueiden kehittämisen idea 1950-luvun Suomessa |
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Aika ennen aluepolitiikkaa : Pohjoisen kehityshankkeet ja alueiden kehittämisen idea 1950-luvun Suomessa |
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Aika ennen aluepolitiikkaa : Pohjoisen kehityshankkeet ja alueiden kehittämisen idea 1950-luvun Suomessa |
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aika ennen aluepolitiikkaa : pohjoisen kehityshankkeet ja alueiden kehittämisen idea 1950-luvun suomessa |
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Julkaisu on tekijänoikeussäännösten alainen. Teosta voi lukea ja tulostaa henkilökohtaista käyttöä varten. Käyttö kaupallisiin tarkoituksiin on kielletty. This publication is copyrighted. You may download, display and print it for Your own personal use. Commercial use is prohibited. Publikationen är skyddad av upphovsrätten. Den får läsas och skrivas ut för personligt bruk. Användning i kommersiellt syfte är förbjuden. |
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