Social profiles of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs in Serbia in the late XIX and early XX Century
Social profiles of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs in Serbia in the late XIX and early XX Century
Author(s): Hristo BerovSubject(s): Economic history, 19th Century, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919)
Published by: Udruženje za društvenu istoriju
Keywords: Balkan; Kingdom of Serbia; industrialization; Serbian industrialists; social profile
Summary/Abstract: A special moment in development and major argument for the underdevelopment of the Balkan economies in the late XIX and early XX century is the level of industrialization. Of course, there are differences among the separate countries and each one of them has its specific characteristics. The best way to reveal the specific characteristics of the Balkan industrial landscape and development, however, is the comparative analysis of two (or more) economies and their resemblances and differences. The following paper analysis the main figures of the industrial landscape, as a social profile of Serbian industrialists in the late XIX and early XX century, trying to give answers: What is the summarized social profile of the Serbian industrialist and entrepreneur in the late XIX and early XX century? And can we talk about summarized profile at all?
Journal: Godišnjak za društvenu istoriju
- Issue Year: 2016
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 7-35
- Page Count: 29
- Language: English