Własność prefabrykancka w Łodzi w latach 1820-1866
Pre-factory Ownership in Łódź in the Years 1820–1866

Author(s): Dorota Wiśniewska
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, History of Law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: acquirer of pre-factory ownership;Napoleonic Code;divided ownership;pre-factory ownership;Kingdom of Poland;perpetual lease;superior and subordinate owner;ownership of property
Summary/Abstract: The monograph views the still-feudal Łódź as it began its ascent towards urban prominence and analyzes the legal phenomena which led to the development of ownership and of a capitalist society. The author describes relevant regulations in the legal system of the time, both those issued by the governing bodies in the Kingdom of Poland and ones resulting from market exchange praxis – which later translated into the setting up and rapid growth of Łódź as an early capitalist industrial city in 1820–1866. Owing to the unique mechanics of ownership existing in Łódź which started out as an urban aspirant in the shadow of the neighboring Zgierz, industry developed, small-scale producers began settling here, workshops were opened paving the way for the great manufacturers of later years who would employ thousands of workers. Divided ownership was a characteristic legal instrument that helped shape the transformation. It obtained mainly within the Old Town city area and drew heavily on feudal norms. At the same time, a new form of ownership was being created in the Łódź factory settlements: pre factory ownership. It carried its basis over from divided ownership but with the inclusion of numerous elements born out of the new system of economic relations.

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