Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomen elinkeinojen kehittäminen suomalaisen yhteiskunnan murroksessa:suurimpien puolueiden elinkeinopolitiikka 1951–1970
Abstract I analysed Finnish parties’ policies for developing sources of livelihood in Northern and Eastern Finland in 1951–1970. I used the minutes of the main organs of four parties — the Agrarian League/Centre Party, the Coalition Party, SKDL and SDP — as source material. Parliamentary documents w...
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ftunivoulu:oai:oulu.fi:isbn978-951-42-9553-9 2023-07-30T04:04:36+02:00 Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomen elinkeinojen kehittäminen suomalaisen yhteiskunnan murroksessa:suurimpien puolueiden elinkeinopolitiikka 1951–1970 Leiviskä, J. (Janne) Vahtola, J. (Jouko) 2011-10-19 application/pdf http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9789514295539 fin fin Oulun yliopisto info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pissn/0355-3205 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/eissn/1796-2218 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess © University of Oulu, 2011 Agrarian League Centre Party Coalition Party North Karelia Northern Finland agriculture industry migration reconstruction regional policy structural change underdeveloped areas Pohjois-Karjala Pohjois-Suomi aluepolitiikka jälleenrakennus kehitysalueet keskustapuolue kokoomus maalaisliitto maatalous muuttoliike rakennemuutos teollisuus SDP SKDL SKP yöpakkaset info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2011 ftunivoulu 2023-07-08T20:01:37Z Abstract I analysed Finnish parties’ policies for developing sources of livelihood in Northern and Eastern Finland in 1951–1970. I used the minutes of the main organs of four parties — the Agrarian League/Centre Party, the Coalition Party, SKDL and SDP — as source material. Parliamentary documents were another important source. After World War II, Finnish society had to adapt to peacetime demands. To quickly provide productive work for people and to achieve self-sufficiency in food production as soon as possible, industrial policy embraced expansion of agriculture. As the 1950s arrived it was noticed that the new small farms were unable to support the growing rural population. Thus, an attempt was made to diversify rural sources of livelihood. At the same time, the parties competed earnestly for rural votes, turning this into a very political question. With the exception of the Agrarian League, the parties put forth new programmes in preparing for the 1958 election, which formed a turning point. After the election, a coalition cabinet — Fagerholm’s Cabinet III — was formed; it then had to resign due to foreign political pressure. After the so-called yöpakkaset crisis, the most important criterion of cabinet eligibility in Finnish government politics was that the party had to have the approval of the Soviet Union. Thereafter the parties were no longer able to cooperate in developing rural areas. The parties were in agreement that rural sources of livelihood had to be developed in order to employ Finland’s growing population. They were unable to agree on how this should happen in practice. The Agrarian League sought to develop rural areas through agriculture, small industry and the wood processing industry. SDP raised industrialisation as the main employment alternative. Un-fortunately, because of questions concerning persons, the party split into two competing camps. SKDL supported increasing state-run industry and foreign trade with the Soviet Union. The Coalition Party was for entrepreneurship and trade ... Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis karelia* Northern Finland Jultika - University of Oulu repository |
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Agrarian League Centre Party Coalition Party North Karelia Northern Finland agriculture industry migration reconstruction regional policy structural change underdeveloped areas Pohjois-Karjala Pohjois-Suomi aluepolitiikka jälleenrakennus kehitysalueet keskustapuolue kokoomus maalaisliitto maatalous muuttoliike rakennemuutos teollisuus SDP SKDL SKP yöpakkaset |
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Agrarian League Centre Party Coalition Party North Karelia Northern Finland agriculture industry migration reconstruction regional policy structural change underdeveloped areas Pohjois-Karjala Pohjois-Suomi aluepolitiikka jälleenrakennus kehitysalueet keskustapuolue kokoomus maalaisliitto maatalous muuttoliike rakennemuutos teollisuus SDP SKDL SKP yöpakkaset Leiviskä, J. (Janne) Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomen elinkeinojen kehittäminen suomalaisen yhteiskunnan murroksessa:suurimpien puolueiden elinkeinopolitiikka 1951–1970 |
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Agrarian League Centre Party Coalition Party North Karelia Northern Finland agriculture industry migration reconstruction regional policy structural change underdeveloped areas Pohjois-Karjala Pohjois-Suomi aluepolitiikka jälleenrakennus kehitysalueet keskustapuolue kokoomus maalaisliitto maatalous muuttoliike rakennemuutos teollisuus SDP SKDL SKP yöpakkaset |
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Abstract I analysed Finnish parties’ policies for developing sources of livelihood in Northern and Eastern Finland in 1951–1970. I used the minutes of the main organs of four parties — the Agrarian League/Centre Party, the Coalition Party, SKDL and SDP — as source material. Parliamentary documents were another important source. After World War II, Finnish society had to adapt to peacetime demands. To quickly provide productive work for people and to achieve self-sufficiency in food production as soon as possible, industrial policy embraced expansion of agriculture. As the 1950s arrived it was noticed that the new small farms were unable to support the growing rural population. Thus, an attempt was made to diversify rural sources of livelihood. At the same time, the parties competed earnestly for rural votes, turning this into a very political question. With the exception of the Agrarian League, the parties put forth new programmes in preparing for the 1958 election, which formed a turning point. After the election, a coalition cabinet — Fagerholm’s Cabinet III — was formed; it then had to resign due to foreign political pressure. After the so-called yöpakkaset crisis, the most important criterion of cabinet eligibility in Finnish government politics was that the party had to have the approval of the Soviet Union. Thereafter the parties were no longer able to cooperate in developing rural areas. The parties were in agreement that rural sources of livelihood had to be developed in order to employ Finland’s growing population. They were unable to agree on how this should happen in practice. The Agrarian League sought to develop rural areas through agriculture, small industry and the wood processing industry. SDP raised industrialisation as the main employment alternative. Un-fortunately, because of questions concerning persons, the party split into two competing camps. SKDL supported increasing state-run industry and foreign trade with the Soviet Union. The Coalition Party was for entrepreneurship and trade ... |
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Vahtola, J. (Jouko) |
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Leiviskä, J. (Janne) |
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Leiviskä, J. (Janne) |
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Leiviskä, J. (Janne) |
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Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomen elinkeinojen kehittäminen suomalaisen yhteiskunnan murroksessa:suurimpien puolueiden elinkeinopolitiikka 1951–1970 |
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Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomen elinkeinojen kehittäminen suomalaisen yhteiskunnan murroksessa:suurimpien puolueiden elinkeinopolitiikka 1951–1970 |
title_full |
Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomen elinkeinojen kehittäminen suomalaisen yhteiskunnan murroksessa:suurimpien puolueiden elinkeinopolitiikka 1951–1970 |
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Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomen elinkeinojen kehittäminen suomalaisen yhteiskunnan murroksessa:suurimpien puolueiden elinkeinopolitiikka 1951–1970 |
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Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomen elinkeinojen kehittäminen suomalaisen yhteiskunnan murroksessa:suurimpien puolueiden elinkeinopolitiikka 1951–1970 |
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pohjois- ja itä-suomen elinkeinojen kehittäminen suomalaisen yhteiskunnan murroksessa:suurimpien puolueiden elinkeinopolitiikka 1951–1970 |
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Oulun yliopisto |
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2011 |
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karelia* Northern Finland |
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karelia* Northern Finland |
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