Original scientific paper
If not by sweet-talk than by commissariat. The mechanism of the state centralization in the case of the city of Osijek (1926 – 1928)
Anamarija Lukić
orcid.org/0000-0003-1278-2962
; Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar, Regional center in Osijek
Abstract
Te policy of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes to areas that
had previously been part of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy was a policy of subjugation and exploitation. Te process of centralization sought
the full power of decision-making and management of taxpayers’ money
to concentrate in Belgrade. Such a policy was carried out by the leading political force, the People’s Radical Party. Osijek was one of the cities whose development suffered as a result of such a policy. As Radicals
did not have enough political power in Osijek, they forced their power
through the institution of Commissioner. Tis was to be a temporary
institution, and under pressure from the central government became a
long-term, maintaining a year and a half (October 1926 - April 1928).
During the commissariat in Osijek city’s treasury was available to the
Radicals. Tey completely neglected the development plan of the city of
Osijek and created extracting municipal money by investing in investments that the city did not bring anything to the city but cost.
Keywords
Osijek; the Kingdom of Serbs; Croats; city government; commissariat; National Radical Party
Hrčak ID:
187849
URI
Publication date:
15.7.2016.
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