The Economic „Booming” or Economic Booming of a City during Communism
The Economic „Booming” or Economic Booming of a City during Communism

Summary/Abstract: Communism as all the regimes has got its own pros and cons in terms of various fields of life. The party- state had its own objectives on different cities and on different fields. As such many cities started to specialize in specific branches of industry. Concretely, Elbasan, one of the cities which will be in the focus of this paper, became a center of heavy industry. Thus, this paper will give an overview of economic development during communism based on local history. As such, the paper will start with a slight geographical and historical overview of Elbasan. It will continue with the transformation of Elbasan after communist takeover. I have concentrated on the fields of industry developed and on the Metallurgical Plant, as one of the most important works of the time. Done with that the paper gives an overview of what the situation of Elbasan is after the communist collapse. The materials I have accessed vary from oral history, interviewing the leader of the communist regime, Mr. Alia, various directors as well I have analyzed documents from the enterprises and books too.

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