The history of business and war: introduction

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Acknowledgements

I would like to thank Anders Perlinge and Jari Ojala for valuable comments and suggestions. Thanks also to the participants of the 1st Cold War Business History Symposium in Stockholm 2016. All remaining errors are of course my own responsibility.

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Notes

1 Krooss (1966) cited in Porter (1980, p. 948).

2 The cost to the parishes might be very heavy during prolonged fighting as few soldiers fighting on the continent returned (Lindegren, 1980; 1985).

3 Cited in Koistinen (1967, p. 382).

4 If conscription is used some of the costs of war are born by the soldiers, at the same time companies are affected as the labor markets may be distorted (Kreidberg & Henry, 1955; Poutvaara & Wagener, 2007).

5 On war and trade, see also e.g. Eloranta (2002) or Fritz (1975).

6 Traditional armaments companies have also diversified by entering civilian markets, e.g. Husqvarna and Birmingham Small Arms (BSA) are both known for their motorcycles. See also Irving (1975).

7 On the storage of strategic resources, see e.g. Siösteen (1979).