1st Edition

The Economy of Yugoslavia

By Fred Singleton, Bernard Carter Copyright 1982
280 Pages
by Routledge

280 Pages
by Routledge

280 Pages
by Routledge

The creation of the Yugoslav state at the end of the First World War brought together the half-assimilated remains of several societies in various stages of development, each with centuries of rule by foreign powers. It was not until the Second World War when a fresh start was made under a new revolutionary regime that Yugoslavia made substantial economic headway and progressed from an... Read more

Part One: The Economy of Old Yugoslavia  1. Geographical Background  2. The Yugoslav Peoples Before 1918  3. The Kingdom of Yugoslavia 1918–1941  4. The Economic Development of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes  5. Industry Between the Wars  6. Agriculture Between the Wars  7. The Second World War  Part Two: The Economy of Socialist Yugoslavia 1945–1970  8. The Dictatorship of the Proletariat  9. The Birth of Self-management  10. The Yugoslav Economy During the 1950s  1. The 1960s – From Crisis to Reform  Part Three: Contemporary Problems of the Yugoslav Economy  Introduction  12. Self-management in the 1970s  13. Planning and Industrial Restructuring  14. Price Instability and Inflation Control  15. Unemployment and the Labour Market  16. The Private Sector  17. Regional Economic Inequalities  18. Foreign Trade and External Relations  19. The Yugoslav Economy in the 1980s  Appendix: Four Stages of Post-war Development

 

Biography

Fred Singleton was Honorary Senior Visiting Research Fellow at the Bradford University. Dr Singleton combined his teaching and research with work as author, editor and public speaker. His many books included works on Yorkshire history, Yugoslavia, Eastern Europe, environmental issues, Finland, and socialism. 

Bernard Carter, at the time of the first publication, was a member of the Trades Union Congress.