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Lwowskie organizacje kupieckie w okresie międzywojennym
Lviv’s associations of merchants in the interwar period

Author(s): Andrij Bezsmertnyj
Subject(s): Economic history, Recent History (1900 till today), Interwar Period (1920 - 1939)
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Lviv in interwar period;Trade and Merchant Congregation;Lviv Merchant Association

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the types of Lviv’s merchants’ associations that operated in the city in the interwar period; it describes the nature of relationship between the trade associations, and their relations with the authorities and non-local merchant organisations. It discusses also the problem of financial support for merchants, creation of cooperative credit institutions, and the most important tools to promote small trade and crafts. It describes the role played by the Lviv Trade and Industry Chamber in the economic life of the city.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 78
  • Page Range: 367-385
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Polish