Criza turiștilor din 1979 - o lovitură dată economiei românești
The 1979 Tourist Crisis - a Blow to Romanian Economy

Summary/Abstract: The author presents the evolution and the consequences of an irresponsible decision took by the Romanian Government in July 1979 of curing down the gasoline consumption. At the time, this decision hit not only the Romanian consumers, but also the foreign tourists traveling to Romania, forcing them to pay for gasoline only in Western currencies, which was very difficult for those coming from Socialist countries. The article uses original documents from the Polish Diplomatic Archives and offers an interesting overview on the economic situation of Romania at the end of the ’70s and the heavy energy crisis to which it was confronted to.

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