Sources for the Accumulation of Capital in Slovenia in the 19th Century Cover Image

Viri akumulacije kapitala na Slovenskem v 19. stoletju
Sources for the Accumulation of Capital in Slovenia in the 19th Century

Author(s): Stane Granda
Subject(s): National Economy, Economic history, International relations/trade, Economic development, Financial Markets
Published by: Inštitut za novejšo zgodovino
Keywords: Slovenian economy; economic history; sources of capital; capital accumulation; 19th century; trade; economic development;

Summary/Abstract: In his introduction the author stresses the significance of the policy and measures of the Austrian emperors in 18th Century manifested also in the proclamation of Trieste and Rijeka as free ports. Trade links with these two ports ensured the sale of home produce and products and served as a bridge between the Adriatic and the Panonian plane, which allowed the accumulation of small, medium and large capital. The most active in these processes were numerous rural merchants, who had moved from the countryside into towns where they rapidly developed and spread their trade. The old nobility and the bourgeois, however, showed little spirit of enterprise. The same goes for a number of capitalists who, after having achieved a swift success, retired as rentiers.

  • Issue Year: 34/1994
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 19-34
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Slovenian