The Political Economy of International Commodity Cartels: An Economic History of

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The Political Economy of International Commodity Cartels examines how international commodity cartels in the 1930s were impacted not only by commercial rivalry, but also by international trade political and diplomatic concerns.

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The Political Economy of International Commodity Cartels examines how international commodity cartels in the 1930s were impacted not only by commercial rivalry, but also by international trade political and diplomatic concerns. This work presents the rise and decline of the European Timber Exporters' Convention (ETEC) and analyses how firms navigated through the cartel game under increasing international competition, pressures from the national governments, and the interventionist endeavours of the League of Nations. Cartels are often associated with, in the standard economic interpretation, business collusion. However, in using vast archive sources and historical methodology, the chapters in this book shed light onto how international relations shaped cartels. The rise of British protectionism, the emergence of the Soviet Union as an industrial power, and the economic rapprochement of the League of Nations in the early 1930s created a wave of political and diplomatic challenges in the timber trading countries and affected cartelisation. Timber firms in the biggest producer countries—Finland and Sweden—were uninterested in international cartel collaboration, but under pressure joined the ETEC nevertheless. This book makes a strong contribution to the fields of business history and cartel studies. It is an essential read for economic historians interested in how political pressure shaped international cartels and how cartels became avenues of diplomacy.

Author Biography

Elina Kuorelahti received her PhD in 2018 and is currently working as post-doctoral researcher on international commodity cartels and peace in the interwar period at the University of Helsinki, Finland.

Table of Contents

Introduction (1) The timber problem (2) Commodity cartels and the League of Nations (3) Goodbye, League of Nations (4) Implementing international commodity cartel

Details ISBN036769025X Author Elina Kuorelahti Pages 152 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Year 2022 ISBN-10 036769025X ISBN-13 9780367690250 Publication Date 2022-08-01 UK Release Date 2022-08-01 Format Paperback Imprint Routledge Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2022-08-01 NZ Release Date 2022-08-01 Subtitle An Economic History of the European Timber Trade in the 1930s Illustrations 9 Tables, black and white; 8 Line drawings, black and white; 1 Halftones, black and white; 9 Illustrations, black and white Series Routledge Explorations in Economic History Alternative 9780367376390 DEWEY 382.4149809409043 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this

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