Original scientific paper
»BELJE DURING THE INTER-WAR PERIOD: THE ROLE OF POLITICS IN THE ECONOMIC ORGANIZATION OF BELJE FROM 1918 TO 1941«
Mira Kolar-Dimitrijević
; Faculty of Philosophy, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Because it was the estate of a junior branch of the Habsburg family, Belje was treated as land confiscated by the state after 1918. At first it was occupied by the army, then it came under the administration of the National government of Baranja, Bačka and Banat, and finally it fell under the control of the Ministry of Trade and the Ministry of Finances in Belgrade, which meant that it was officially the property of the crown. All this had a negative effect on the economy of the estate, which became a problematic enterprise instead of a model of successful agricultural production. Following the death of King Alexander, and with the establishment of commercial ties between the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and the Third Reich, Belje attained relative independence in its export policy. Nonetheless, as regards the hiring of labourers and connections with Croatia, Great Serbian policy continued to hold sway.
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214492
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Publication date:
1.12.1998.
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