Hungarian Metallurgical Enterprises: Two Case Studies
Hungarian Metallurgical Enterprises: Two Case Studies
Author(s): Tamás RétiSubject(s): National Economy, Governance, Economic history, Political history, Economic policy, International relations/trade, Economic development, Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: SAGE Publications Ltd
Keywords: Hungary; metallurgical enterprises; Soviet-European economic relations; raw materials; industrial growth; international trade; semi-finished goods;
Summary/Abstract: A pattern of economic relations between the Soviet Union and the smaller East European members of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CMEA) was established during the mid-1950s. From that time until the late 1970s, sizeable Soviet deliveries of cheap raw materials supported industrial growth in these small states, while the USSR furnished an insatiable market for their manufactured goods. This kind of cooperation has become more difficult in the last decade. [...]
Journal: East European Politics and Societies
- Issue Year: 02/1988
- Issue No: 03
- Page Range: 510-521
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English
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