Regional Development In Communist Yugoslavia
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Author | : Dijana Plestina |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 2019-07-11 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1000309436 |
The brutal war now raging in what was Yugoslavia, the author argues, is fueled not merely by interethnic hatred but also by longstanding disparities in economic well-being among republics and regions. The Communist leadership, having stated its intention when it took power to eliminate economic disparities, nonetheless failed to confront the conflict of interests that distorted the country's economic policy—and thus never worked out a coherent strategy for regional development. Interregional tensions were inflamed by the failure to close the gap between wealthy and poor areas, directly contributing to the breakup of the country. Basing her argument on longitudinal data and on in-depth interviews with Yugoslav leaders at federal and regional levels (Milovan Djilas, Svetozar Vukmanovic-Tempo, Bosko Gluscevic, Hasan Zolic, and several dozen others), Dijana Pleština examines and assesses the economic inequalities as well as the effects that the leadership's regional policies had on them. She shows that despite the mandate for equalization that was part of socialist doctrine, Yugoslav leaders were at first unwilling, and later unable, to formulate policies that would enhance the economic well-being of the poorest regions. Instead, they adopted a strategy of "top-down" growth, which enhanced the further development of the wealthier regions. Later, partially in an effort to placate the disadvantaged, they shifted funds to some of the less-developed regions. Rather than promoting equality, such ad hoc "solutions" fostered competition for scarce resources and intensified political cleavages. Pleština also looks at how the devolution of decisionmaking from central to regional levels, designed to increase government legitimacy and efficiency, actually provided an opportunity for regional leaders to build independent power bases. This trend, in conjunction with the economic slump of the 1980s, further eroded the unity of the federation.
Author | : Dijana Plestina |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 223 |
Release | : 2019-09-13 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780367285449 |
The brutal war now raging in what was Yugoslavia, the author argues, is fueled not merely by interethnic hatred but also by longstanding disparities in economic well-being among republics and regions. The Communist leadership, having stated its intention when it took power to eliminate economic disparities, nonetheless failed to confront the conflict of interests that distorted the country's economic policy--and thus never worked out a coherent strategy for regional development. Interregional tensions were inflamed by the failure to close the gap between wealthy and poor areas, directly contributing to the breakup of the country. Basing her argument on longitudinal data and on in-depth interviews with Yugoslav leaders at federal and regional levels (Milovan Djilas, Svetozar Vukmanovic-Tempo, Bosko Gluscevic, Hasan Zolic, and several dozen others), Dijana Pleština examines and assesses the economic inequalities as well as the effects that the leadership's regional policies had on them. She shows that despite the mandate for equalization that was part of socialist doctrine, Yugoslav leaders were at first unwilling, and later unable, to formulate policies that would enhance the economic well-being of the poorest regions. Instead, they adopted a strategy of "top-down" growth, which enhanced the further development of the wealthier regions. Later, partially in an effort to placate the disadvantaged, they shifted funds to some of the less-developed regions. Rather than promoting equality, such ad hoc "solutions" fostered competition for scarce resources and intensified political cleavages. Pleština also looks at how the devolution of decisionmaking from central to regional levels, designed to increase government legitimacy and efficiency, actually provided an opportunity for regional leaders to build independent power bases. This trend, in conjunction with the economic slump of the 1980s, further eroded the unity of the federation.
Author | : Joseph T. Bombelles |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 1968 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
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Author | : Zora I. Colakovic |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Communism |
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Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1968 |
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Study of economic development in Yugoslavia during the period from 1947 to 1964 - covers the role of USA in providing technical cooperation, economic planning, agrarian reform, social implications and economic implications of political problems, investment and income distribution in selected developing areas, the balance of payments, etc., and includes a comparison of industrialization in Yugoslavia with that in the USSR. Bibliography pp. 209 to 215, and statistical tables.
Author | : Peter Jambrek |
Publisher | : Farnborough, Hants. : Saxon House ; Lexington, Mass. : Lexington Books |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 1975 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
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Monograph on politics and social change under socialism in Yugoslavia - examines relationships between modernization and political development, and covers political and social structures, decentralization, central government and institutional frameworks, political participation in local government, etc. Bibliography pp. 269 to 276, references and statistical tables.
Author | : M. George Zaninovich |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 218 |
Release | : 1968 |
Genre | : History |
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Author | : Rudolf Bicanic |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 2010-06-10 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780521153300 |
This book provides a lucid survey of the economic development of Yugoslavia from 1918 to the 1970s.
Author | : Richard P. Farkas |
Publisher | : Greenwood |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 1975 |
Genre | : Political Science |
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Author | : Sharon Zukin |
Publisher | : CUP Archive |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 1975-03-28 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780521206303 |
This study examines the distance between theory and practice in the lives of ordinary Yugoslavs living under socialist self-management.