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1. Finland and India: Unlikely Twins?

Author : Ajeet N. Mathur

Published in: Finland–India Business Opportunities

Publisher: Springer Singapore

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Abstract

This introductory chapter introduces the two countries, Finland and India, to the reader to familiarise the context in which business opportunities and challenges are prospected in the rest of the book. There is a discussion on the differences in endowments, societal trajectories, economic systems, industrial structures and needs and what Finland and India can provide each other. The logic of policies and value creation in both countries are discussed. The political actors are introduced, and the dimensions to be explored more deeply in later chapters are identified institutionally together with an overview of bilateral collaboration and the enormous scope for building more connections.

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Title: Finland and India: Unlikely Twins?
Author: Ajeet N. Mathur
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Book: Finland–India Business Opportunities
Print ISBN: 978-981-10-8018-0

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-10-8019-7

Copyright Year: 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8019-7_1