Razvijenost alodij alnoga gospodarstva na slavonskim vlastelinstvima sredinom 18. stoljeća
The development of the allodial economy on Slavonian estates in the middle of the 18th century

Author(s): Milan Vrbanus
Subject(s): Agriculture, Economic history, 18th Century
Published by: Hrvatski institut za povijest
Keywords: allodial economy; arable lands; lawns; vineyards; the cost of the development of the allodial economy; allodial incomes;
Summary/Abstract: After the detailed analysis of the records of the Slavonian estates in the middle of the 18th century, the author has depicted the development of the allodial economy. This was done by applying several models of the data analysis. Furthermore, the results of this data analysis is compared with the historiographical literature on the similar subject with the aim to give comparison of the development of the allodial economy on the estates in Croatian and Slavonian counties. The research results show that the allodial economy on the Slavonian estates in the middle of the 18th century was underdeveloped, i.e. that Slavonian estates in that period were in the first stage of development. This is possible to argue considering the fact that more than 75% of all financial assets was used in constructing the housing and farm buildings such as barns and granaries. Furthermore, the research results show that the allodial income was never higher than 25% of income from a particular estate, and it was usually lesser than 20%. Therefore, the author argues that the differences in the amount of income are connected with the presence of the estate’s owner on the estate, because if the owner was present on the estate the income was higher. Finally, the research results of the analysis of the allodia economy also show the differences in the development of the estates. These differences can be most likely connected with the differences of the socio-economical and natural precondition, what can be seen in the development of the various types of the agricultural production.

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