Izvorni znanstveni članak
Population Development of the Vukovar-Srijem County with Special Focus on the Economic Structure from 1971 to 2001
Alica WERTHEIMER-BALETIĆ
; Ekonomski fakultet, Zagreb
Anđelko AKRAP
; Ekonomski fakultet, Zagreb
Sažetak
In this paper the authors discuss the main factors influencing
the changes in demographic and economic structures of the
Vukovar-Srijem County from years 1857 to 2001. Greatest
attention is given to the analysis of the overall and natural
population trends, migration saldo and economic structure
according to activity and sector in the years 1971 to 2001.
Comparative analysis of changes in the Vukovar-Srijem County
and Croatia regarding the overall number of inhabitants from
1857 to 2001 and the natural trends and economic-social
structure according to activity and sector from 1971 to 2001
has been used to research the specific traits of this county’s
population development. The research shows that throughout
the studied period migration has had an important impact on
changes both in demographic and economic-social structures.
After the 2nd World War up to the 1960s this county was
emphatically immigrational, while after that period it becomes
emigrational. In the analysis of the overall population trends
and of the population “within the country” for the Vukovar-
Srijem County, certain quantitatively measurable demographic
effects have been identified occurring as a consequence of
being employed abroad in the 1960s. It has been determined
that the Greater Serbian aggression against Croatia, and within
it against the Vukovar-Srijem County, apart from taking huge
human and material casualties, has radicalised all the
unfavourable demographic processes in that county.
Ključne riječi
overall population trend; natural trend; migration saldo; economic structure of population; rate of economic activity
Hrčak ID:
22637
URI
Datum izdavanja:
30.4.2008.
Posjeta: 2.131 *