Prilagodba osječkih gospodarskih krugova na novonastale (ne)prilike (Osvrt na dva desetljeća nakon 1918.)
The Adjustment of Osijek’s Economic Spheres to the new Circumstances (A Review of the two decades after 1918)

Author(s): Zlata Živaković-Kerže
Subject(s): Economic history, Local History / Microhistory, Economic policy, Government/Political systems, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919)
Published by: Hrvatski institut za povijest
Keywords: Osijek; economy; period after 1918; difficulties; adaptation;
Summary/Abstract: As the years after 1918 passed under the clouds of economic instability, shortages, social and political upheaval Osijek’s economic spheres following the unification of the State of Slovenes, Croats, and Serbs with the Kingdoms of Serbia and Montenegro (1918) had to adjust their activities to new circumstances. Namely, the previous centres of Austro-Hungarian Monarchy (Vienna, Graz, Budapest, Pecs, Villany, Barcs, Trieste, etc.) to which they were linked by internal commercial, financial, and other ties were all of a sudden on the other side of the state’s boundaries, that is abroad, while the foreign territories of Serbia and Montenegro became domestic land. At the same time the establishment of the new state upon the demise of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy required the resolution of problems tied to the transit of goods and the completion of commercial contracts with neighbouring countries, as well as the arrangement of taxation, transportation, customs, financial and other matters. All of this directly affected the interests of Osijek’s economic spheres which, despite a developed industrial base, trades, commercial sector and banking system, did not come to full fruition in the new state. The previous conditions of life changed because Osijek began to be left behind Zagreb. Nevertheless, even in the new conditions, due to Osijek’s favourable position along the Drava in terms of transport, a rather quick economic revival was guaranteed.

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