The Bourgeoisie, Armalists, Aristocrats. Entrepreneurial Strategies in the Iron Industry in Gemer (1780–1881)
The Bourgeoisie, Armalists, Aristocrats. Entrepreneurial Strategies in the Iron Industry in Gemer (1780–1881)
Author(s): Štefan GaučíkSubject(s): Economic history, Local History / Microhistory
Published by: Fórum Kisebbségkutató Intézet
Keywords: Gemer; iron industry; ironworks associations; entrepreneurs
Summary/Abstract: The present study focuses on the Gemerian context of the iron industry and its enterprises based on rare, yet unexamined, recent sources and, specifically, on the legal predecessors of the Rimamurány–Salgótarján Ironworks, namely the Murány Union, the Rima Coalition, the Gemer Ironworks Association, and the Rimamurány Ironworks Association. The management of the Rimamurány–Salgótarján Ironworks, the flagship of the Hungarian iron industry, considered these to have been the direct predecessors of their company with a healthy dose of pride (Gaučík 2020). In particular, the study deals with prominent organizers, experts, and entrepreneurs active in these companies and briefly portrays their careers.
Journal: Fórum Társadalomtudományi Szemle
- Issue Year: XXV/2023
- Issue No: 5. (eng.)
- Page Range: 35-58
- Page Count: 24
- Language: English