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Kerstin Enflo. Photo.

Kerstin Enflo

Professor

Kerstin Enflo. Photo.

United and divided : Early modern economic history in Finnish and Swedish academic literature

Author

  • Kerstin Enflo
  • Jari Ojala
  • Jan-Peter Gustafsson

Editor

  • Miia Kuha
  • Petri Karonen

Summary, in English

In this chapter, we analyze Finnish and Swedish economic history research on these countries’ common past (prior to 1809) and the early modern era (defined here as between 1500 and 1850). Using extensive bibliometric databases, we show that even when they focus on the early modern era, economic historians most often analyze Finland and Sweden in terms of their modern borders. Researchers based in Finland are more likely to take both countries into account than researchers from Sweden or anywhere else. This does not necessarily reflect an integrated analysis of the region’s common past but is often rather a comparison of Finnish and Swedish economic performance.

Department/s

  • Department of Economic History
  • Growth, technological change, and inequality

Publishing year

2023-08-25

Language

English

Pages

171-195

Publication/Series

Swedish and Finnish Historiographies of the Swedish Realm, c. 1520–1809 : Shared Past, Different Interpretations?

Document type

Book chapter

Publisher

Routledge

Topic

  • Economic History

Status

Published

Project

  • Praise the people or praise the place: How culture and specialization drive long-term regional growth

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISBN: 9781003219255