CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2013
| Author | Miljkovic, Marko Milun |
|---|---|
| Title | Western technology in a socialist factory: the formative phase of the Yugoslav automobile industry, 1955-1962 |
| Summary | In my thesis, I am exploring the problem of the Yugoslav technological inability to autonomously develop its automobile industry, with emphasis on the period 1955-1962 when the first national passenger automobile manufacturer was established in the Crvena Zastava factory in Kragujevac, based on technology of the Italian automobile manufacturer Fiat. The political implications of this cooperation are important part of my thesis, most notably the context of the Cold War in which this kind of cooperation was important in maintaining the communication between the two blocs, and important testing ground for creation of further policies. In my thesis I am also investigating the process of adaptation of foreign technology to the overall Yugoslav economic, political and social setting and its impact on changing of Yugoslav industrial practices and strategies of development. In my analysis, I am focusing on the everyday communication between the Crvena Zastava and its network of sub-contractors, as well as the role high-ranking party officials had in the process of the development of the Yugoslav automobile industry. Finally, the thesis also deals with the impact of the Western technology had in the process of creation of the Yugoslav socialist society. |
| Supervisor | Siefert, Marsha |
| Department | History MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2013/miljkovic_marko.pdf |
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