THE ECONOMIC STATUS OF VOJVODINA IN THE LATE 1960S AND THE EARLY 1970S

Abstract

The concept of industrialization of Yugoslavia, resting on the development of basic industry and the conflict with the Cominform countries has an adverse economic impact on Vojvodina, making it an area void of investments and leading to a mass transfer of its industry to other parts of the country. Although involved in devising some of these measures, particularly the crop pur- chase and collectivization, Vojvodina`s leadership demonstrated to a certain extent understanding when judging those times, and evaluated the policy then pursued as a consequence of necessity. The articulation of economic interests of Vojvodina has began as early as 1969 in the area of ag- riculture, revival of the food-processing industry and its further development. The policy was, at the beginning of the 1970s, in conflict with the interests of Serbia and Yugoslavia.