Rahman Nurković

 

INDUSTRIJA U FUNKCIJI RAZVOJA BOSNE I HERCEGOVINE

 

DOI: 10.35666/28310438.2014.3.764

UDC: 911.3:338.45]:711.061(497.6)(091) 

Abstract: The article consists of two parts: (1) general and historical conditions of industry development, with the designated periods, and (2) contemporary processes of restructuring in conditions of transition. Bosnia and Herzegovina has significant difficulties in restructuring, but also some good prospects to be included fast into the European economic flows. Our research is going to be focused primarily on the new development of the industry of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In geopolitical and economic transformation Bosnia and Herzegovina belongs to group of the European countries in transition, respectively it is in a specific process of transformation from the planned, real-socialist system into the market, entrepreneurial economy. After the Second World War, industry in Bosnia and Herzegovina developed on the locations that have already been marked by pre-war industrialisation. Industrial firms were expanding and occupying larger and larger areas. Industrialisation in the area of Bosnia and Herzegovina started during the Austro-Hungarian rule, at the end of the nineteenth century. Economic and cultural progress was rapid owing to capitalist system of the state that had a strong economy and technical organisation. In addition, it had a skilled personnel and significant capital. It is, therefore, quite normal that, under such circumstances, industry developed fast in all regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Such basic structure of industry remained characteristic of Bosnia and Herzegovina up to now. Faster development of industry in Bosnia and Herzegovina followed at the end of the nineteenth century after establishment of Salt Factory in Tuzla (1886), the Kreka Lignite Mine, Salt Mine in Tušanj and Sodium Factory Lukavac (1893). On one hand, there is a strong concentration of the industrial jobs in the five municipalities: Sarajevo, Mostar, Banja Luka, Tuzla and Zenica, and on the other hand, almost unindustrialised areas. This is demonstrated also by the number of employed people in industry.

Keywords: industry, transition, Bosnia and Herzegovina, real-socialist system, factory, industrialisation, development.

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