Da Marshallhjelpen kom til Vennesla : Det amerikanske hjelpeprogrammets betydning for produksjonsutvikling og økonomisk vekst ved Hunsfos Fabrikker 1…

2020

Master's thesis in History (HI500) Marshall aid and its importance for the economic growththat arose in the 1950s and 1960s in Western Europe is a popular research topic. The debate is mainly about the impact that US aid had on business development, and what other factors were relevant. The research results are for the most partbased on macro-level analyzes. Where researchers have previously been concerned with seeing the effect of US aid on national economic development, I will in this case immerse myself in local conditions. The starting point for the analysis is Marshall's aid that was given to Hunsfos Fabrikker in Vennesla in 1951. The private wood processing company planned to buy a mo…