Przemysłowe peryferia. Polska Północno-Wschodnia w latach 1870-1939
Industrial peripheries: North-Eastern Poland in 1870-1939

Summary/Abstract: The North-Eastern region of the First Republic of Poland was among the least industrially developed parts of the country. The purpose of the paper is to examine whether in the years 1870-1914, and in the interwar period (1918-1939), the situation changed and whether the gap between the region and other Polish provinces decreased. The study concerns governorates which after 1918 became parts of the Polish voivodeships: Białostockie, Wileńskie, Nowogródzkie, and Poleskie. In the years 1870-1914, the industrial map of the region changed little: increased production and employment was only observed in a few larger cities (Białystok, Grodno, Vilnius, and Łomża). An important feature of the industrial map was that quite large industrial factories were also located in rural areas. As compared with the pre-war period, the 1920s saw a general decline in the industrial sector. Recovery occurred at the end of the 1930s, when the level of employment returned to that recorded prior to 1913.

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