CRAFTS AND SERVICE TRADES (IN POSTWAR YUGOSLAVIA)
CRAFTS AND SERVICE TRADES (IN POSTWAR YUGOSLAVIA)
Author(s): Milka VranešSubject(s): Economic history, Economic development, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Jugoslovenski Pregled
Keywords: Craft; trade services; Industry development; Economic development;
Summary/Abstract: The role of crafts and service trades in the economic and social life of prewar Yugoslavia was much greater than today because of the low level of development of the economy, especially industry. In that period crafts and trades were relatively well developed. In 1938, the contribution of this sector to the national income amounted to 8.2 per cent, and in 1939 there were over 162,000 trades establishments in the country as a whole, employing about 256,000 workers including the owners. The most developed trades before the war were in the sectors of food processing and manufacture of metal, leather and wood articles, these sectors accounting for about 60 per cent of the total number of establishments. Crafts and service trades mainly prospered in the more developed economic regions and major cities.
Journal: Yugoslav Survey. A Record of Facts and Information
- Issue Year: X/1969
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 43-56
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English
