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Kilka uwag na temat miejsca badań ilościowych w polskiej historii gospodarczej. Stan i perspektywy

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Matera R.

Roczniki Dziejów Społecznych i Gospodarczych

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2015

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vol. 75

PL

Some remarks on the place of quantitative research in Polish economic history. The state and prospects (Summary)The article is a polemic on the text by Piotr Guzowski and Radosław Poniat entitled: The place of quantitative research in modern Polish historiography, which appeared in 2013 in the 73 volume of Roczniki Dziejów Społecznych i Gospodarczych [The Yearbook of Social and Economic History]. The article refers to a number of hypotheses and opinions presented by scholars who offered a critical analysis of the state of Polish economic history, the methods it uses and the scholarly potential it has. The article aims to present dilemmas faced by scholars specializing in economic history – one which rests on two pillars: history and economy. The author posits that economic history (not only in Poland), in exploring new ways of development, continues to rely both on a traditional history, known for its adherence to idiographic methods (which does not rule out the selection and juxtaposition of different data), and on contemporary economics, concerned mainly with model-building. The author argues for adopting a methodologically open approach to economic history, discussing a number of significant, both western and Polish, publications on this issue. The article also contains a review of the use of quantitative methods in Polish economic history.

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Jacek Kochanowicz – profesor Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego

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Leszczyńska C.

Roczniki Dziejów Społecznych i Gospodarczych

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2015

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vol. 75

PL

Jacek Kochanowicz – Professor of the Warsaw University (Summary)The article presents the person of Professor Jacek Kochanowicz, one of the most distinguished Polish economic historians of the past few decades. It discusses the role he played as a scholar, a teacher of generations of students of the Warsaw University and a lecturer at a number of foreign universities, highlighting the way in which he understood economic history – a discipline to which he devoted his scholarly life.

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Rola spółdzielczości w rozbudowie gospodarstwa narodowego w Polsce

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Jasiński J.

Pieniądze i Więź

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2021

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vol. 24

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issue 1 (90)

9-19

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W kolejnej (53) części Biblioteki Myśli Spółdzielczej przypominamy fragmenty referatu Józefa Jasińskiego pt. „Rola spółdzielczości w rozbudowie gospodarstwa narodowego w Polsce”, opublikowanego w formie broszury w 1937 r. Sam referat przygotowany był na zorganizowany w dniu 14 czerwca 1936 r. Zjazd Delegatów "Społem" ZSS RP, który – na wniosek Jasińskiego – uchwalił „Trzyletni plan rozwoju spółdzielczości spożywców na lata 1937 – 1939”.

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In the next (53rd) part of the Cooperative Thought Library we recall the fragments of Józef Jasiński's paper entitled "The role of the cooperative movement in the development of the national economy in Poland", published in the form of a brochure in 1937. The paper itself was prepared for the Congress of Delegates of the Consumer Cooperatives of the Republic of Poland Union, organized on June 14, 1936, which – at the request of Jasiński – adopted "Three-year development plan of consumer cooperatives for the years 1937 – 1939”.

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Activity of the Regional Polish United Workers’ Party Apparatus in 1970–1989

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Standerski D.

Central European Economic Journal

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2021

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vol. 8

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issue 55

EN

The article aims to verify whether, in the 1980s, there was a significant decrease in the involvement of the regional communist party structures in charge of economic affairs in Poland. The analysis is made on the case of the Warsaw Committee (KW) of the Polish United Workers’ Party (PUWP). Archival documents gathered in the State Archive in Warsaw were used to perform the analysis. The protocols of the meetings of the Executive and Secretariat 1970–1989 were collected, described and analysed. Moreover, the analysis was supplemented by the Statistical Yearbooks of Warsaw (GUS, 1957–1974), the Statistical Yearbooks of the Capital City of Warsaw (GUS, 1976–1981) and the Journal of Laws of the People's Republic of Poland 1970–1989. A statistical analysis of economic activity of the KW of the PUWP in the context of macroeconomic variables and economic activity of central authorities was performed. The correlation coefficient between macroeconomic performance and Party activity indicates the convergence of both trends in the 1970s and the lack of correlation in the 1980s. The decline in engagement after 1978 was unprecedented. In this period, there was a discrepancy between the activities of the central government and the Party apparatus, which remained in place until the end of the system. Institutional mechanisms in the Principal–Agent relation weakened significantly in 1980s.

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The DPRK: Just another Country?

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Weston C.

Prace Naukowe Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu

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2017

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issue 486

114-128

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The paper notes that up until 1973 both North and South Korea had essentially comparable GDP per capita. Thereafter, it is argued that choices made by the DPRK were substantially influenced by recent history in terms of concentrating on the nuclear and ballistic missile programmes in order to meet the perceived need for security which overrode other possible choices. The development of the country`s natural resources – whether energy, mineral reserves and the potential of the populace – have mitigated the sanctions regime in place since 1948. This paper argues that, when considering North Korea, history is “everything” and has influenced the economic choices and development of the country.

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Hospodárske dejiny Horehronia v zrkadle historickej toponymie regiónu do konca 16. storočia

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Mesko M.

Acta historica Neosoliensia Vedecký časopis pre historické vedy

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2020

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vol. 23

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issue 1

91-124

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The main topic of the presented study is the analysis and localization of old terrain names of hills, valleys of streams and meadows belonging to the Horehronie area in the 16th century which reflected the economic activity of man. Traces of historical reality captured in historical toponymy may help complete the picture of Horehronie's economic history in the early modern period. During that period, this region was a quite economically developed part of the monarchy due to the mining of precious metals, the center of which was the town of Brezno. The individual toponyms are classified according to type of economic activity: mining, technical equipment, road network, agriculture, pastoralism and hunting.

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Universities and the cities: an economic perspective

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Strielkowski W.

International Economics Letters

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2014

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vol. 3

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issue 1

24-29

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The paper presents an economic insight into the role of the universities and the interaction between the universities and the cities from the Middle Ages until nowadays. We analyse the traditional role of the universities and its transformation throughout time viewed through the prism of current criteria that are imposed on modern universities. The paper also focuses on the transformation and the role of the universities in the former socialist countries and specifically Russian Federation.

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Historia gospodarcza Chin okresu przedkomunistycznego: wpływ otwarcia gospodarki na świat na rozwój ekonomiczny kraju

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Cieślik E.

Wschodnioznawstwo

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2016

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issue 10

121-132

EN

The aim of the article is to present the different stages of China’s development before the real socialism period, with the special emphasis on international economic relations. The paper describes the most important stages of development of international trade and capital flows. The research question of the article is the statement that increasing the openness of the Chinese economy in 1850-1930 translated into GDP growth in the Middle Kingdom in pre-communist period.

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Witold Kula’s Concept of Economic History Understood as Historical and Comparative Anthropology

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Piasek W.

Historyka Studia Metodologiczne

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2021

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vol. 51

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issue Spec. iss.

131-151

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The article presents the concept of the economic history of Witold Kula. He understands economic history as historical and comparative anthropology. However, he does not see the need to change the name of the discipline because he understands anthropology in a traditional way. This name refers to a separate discipline of knowledge which is primarily interested in primitive societies. Taking account of the existence of different research styles in anthropology, it must be stated that Kula’s research on the economy represents the scientistic style of researching culture.

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„Że zaś w wieku cyfr cyframi tylko poprzeć można twierdzenie...” – raz jeszcze o kondycji polskich badań nad historią gospodarczą

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Guzowski P., Poniat R.

Roczniki Dziejów Społecznych i Gospodarczych

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2015

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vol. 75

PL

“That in the age of numbers, numbers only can be turned to for supporting one’s propositions” – once more on the Polish studies of economic history (Summary)The authors, in referring to the paper written by Rafał Matera and published in this issue, argue that good studies from the field of economic history should 1) offer analyses informed by a social and economic theory; 2) make use of comparative methods, including as an advisable option the quantification of a series of data; 3) create or rely on specialized databases. Through the analysis of a number of works, the authors show that present-day Polish economic historians often fail to meet the requirements outlined above, thus making Polish historiography lag increasingly behind the historiography of other countries.

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Devatenáctý světový kongres hospodářských dějin jako výzva české historiografii

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Slavíček J.

Český časopis historický (The Czech Historical Review)

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2023

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vol. 121

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issue 2

519-534

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The paper draws attention to several aspects of the XIXth World Economic History Congress (WEHC) that took part in Paris in August 2022. First, it analyzes the plenary session by Bruce Campbell about environmental history. Followingly, three parallel sessions are analyzed that were focused on the research of living standards. Based on this analysis, the paper deduces some vital points that could be more addressed by Czech economic historiography to complement (however, absolutely not to replace!) the current research. First, there should be more interdisciplinary research, including cooperation with natural and exact sciences. Second, much more quantitative research is needed in Czech historiography, e.g. by using database analyses or econometry.

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A Comparison of the Economic Situation of Tyrol, Austria in Three Key Periods: 1908-1913, 1945-1950 and 2008-2013

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Fischer D.-H.

Baltic Journal of European Studies

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2015

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vol. 5

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issue 1

93-108

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The development of a formerly poor state in a great European power to a rich state in a small European country is remarkable. But the interest of this article is mainly on the methodology which is based on the exclusive focus on three key periods in the history of the observed region. This methodology leads to a very specific understanding of development and economic growth. The periods chosen in this example are the five years before the First World War, as it was a period of development and growth that in the end led to the fundamental crisis in the 20th century. The second period consists of five years following the Second World War. This period was crucial, as many fundamental developments were laid in this time. The final period begins with another big economic crisis in 2008. The selection is based on three rationales. First, it allows a comparison of how the population deals with crisis. Second, it provides a cross-section of over hundred years, and third, the topicality of these years increase the relevance of the paper.

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Uposażenie profesora zwyczajnego polskiej państwowej szkoły akademickiej od 1 II 1934 do 30 IX 1939 r.

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Jastrzębski J.

Roczniki Dziejów Społecznych i Gospodarczych

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2013

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vol. 73

EN

Remuneration of a full professor in Polish state academic schools from 1 February 1934 to 30 September 1939 (Summary)The aim of the article is to present the principles behind the system for remunerating full professors in Polish state academic schools in the years 1934–39, and changes in the level of the remuneration in that period. The following remuneration systems were also compared: the quota system, established on 1 February 1934 and in force until the outbreak of World War II, and the preceding point scoring system in force in the years 1923–34. The study is based on source materials such as an analysis of state legal acts dating from 1918–39. To begin with, particular stages of the transformation of the legislation governing remuneration in academic schools are discussed, and the position of the quota remuneration system that existed. It then presents the essence of the new remuneration system and particular components of the remuneration are classified into the base salary and supplementary remuneration; where the supplementary remuneration comprised: a local allowance and function-related allowance. These amounts are compared to the previous status, in an attempt to find a common denominator for data from different periods and to prepare the most reliable comparisons. The amount of a professor’s remuneration, established in 1934, remained stable until the end of the interwar period. Until 1939 no changes were made to the amount of a full professor’s various remuneration components. The rules for paying them did not change to any great extent. This was associated with the general economic situation in Poland, as well as being related to the successful implementation of new legal regulations.

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Sirotčí účty z prostředí královských měst. Příspěvek k dějinám účetnictví v 16. a na počátku 17. století

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Slavíčková P., Reischlová D.

Folia historica Bohemica

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2020

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vol. 35

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issue 2

169-184

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Administration of issues pertaining to orphans constituted a significant part of agendas of Bohemian and Moravian towns during the early modern age, as is evidenced by a number of preserved archival sources. The study focuses especially on entries pertaining to orphan’s accounting and it aims to present these materials in a new perspective, namely through the lens of accounting rules and principles that were characteristic of accounting records of that period. In addition to authentic documents produced by authorities (town councils) or guardians of orphans, the text also draws from various sources of normative nature such as codified town laws, expert treatises published in print and last but not least also from economic instructions. It is true that orphans’ accounts basically did not differ from accounting entries pertaining to other subjects of that time. However, the Czech Lands were known for its highly-developed system of guardianship at that time, which means that these documents carried certain specifics thanks to which they can be seen as de facto unique when it comes to research on the history of accounting systems. A typological classification of individual entries as well as a clarification of accounting mechanism on particular examples can help to shed light on limits of these entries for current researchers.

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Zestátnění průmyslu v Rakousku v letech 1945–1955

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Židek A.

Historica: revue pro historii a příbuzné vědy (Historica: Review in history and related sciences)

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2015

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vol. 6

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issue 1

87-100

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The following text is ananalysis of the economic and social history of Austria during the first decade following the Second World War. The process of nationalization is presented in historical context with all relevant particulars. Emphasis is put on the oddity of nationalization in a country that stood between the two constituting power blocs of the postwar period.

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Real Estate Markets and Financial Crises – From the “Gründerkrise” to the “Subprime Mortgage Crisis”

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Droste L.

Kultura i Edukacja

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2014

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issue 6(106)

67-88

EN

There are significant hints of a strong relationship between the dynamics of real estate markets and financial crises from the second half of the 19th century until today. In spite of research accumulation, it is seemingly ignored that since the late 19th century several financial crises were caused by real estate bubbles, depending on the distinct characteristics of real estate markets. The paper supports the idea that real estate and financial crises show indeed similar and congruent characteristics since the 19th century. This concerns (1) the inherent tendency towards speculative bubbles, (2) the growing significance of globalized finance, (3) credit practices, (4) the close relationship between the banking system and real estate markets and (5) between the real estate business and the stock market. However, the investigation into real estate markets is not only interesting for understanding and explaining the genesis of modern economic crises, but also contributes to the understanding of the emergence of practices of speculation, the indebtedness of private households and social inequalities. Further research on real estate markets promises the contribution towards a better understanding of actors, practices and institutions in modern market society.

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The Craft of the Late Medieval and Modern Times in the Academic Writings of Maria Bogucka

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Grulkowski M.

Acta Poloniae Historica

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2023

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vol. 127

37-56

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Maria Bogucka (1929–2020) is one of Poland’s most outstanding representatives of historiography in the period after the Second World War. She dealt with a myriad of areas, such as the history of trade, everyday life, the problem of the position of the bourgeoisie in the social structure of pre-partitioned Poland and various aspects of the history of early modern culture. In the earliest period of her academic career (the 1950s and 1960s), under the guidance of Marian Małowist, she took up the subject of the development of crafts in the late Middle Ages and early modern times, with her research focusing primarily on Gdańsk, the largest city in pre-partition Poland. In her research, she sought to isolate the features of early capitalism in the relations of production of the city’s craftsmen, and she also focused her interest on artisans operating outside the guild system. Bogucka explained the changes in the economic situation in crafts, examining the relationship between this form of production and agricultural production and trade development.

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Střetávání etnologie a historie. Na příkladu studia obyvatel vsi Kročehlavy v letech 1500-1800

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Doležal O.

Národopisný věstník

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2009

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vol. 26_(68)

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issue 1

197-202

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This article deals with encountering of history and ethnology during the study of the village of the past centuries. On the basis of the study itself I show how often I am obliged to use historical methods, in spite of the fact that I study the subject from the ethnological point of view. Kročehlavy was a small village in the 16th century. It consisted just of seven farmsteads. In the 17th century, two of those farmsteads had been bought for the needs of the manor-house. After the thirty Years’ War, the reconstruction proceeded very slowly. Manorial nobility rebuilt the manor-house and increased so the corvée. On account of the manor-house and the unsatisfactory remedy of the war damage, the area of the villiens’ farmsteads was reduced. simultaneously, the lord of the manor transferred the dues to the pastor of Kladno from the original farmsteads, that were transformed to the manor-house, to the villeins. However, these villeins refused it and rebelled against this practice.Their resistance was so great that they were expelled from the farmhouses, which were then occupied by the German colonists from the Broumov manor. During those turbulent circumstances, the farmland was divided into lots. this period was followed by peaceful development.

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Ile funtów na fārsala? Miary i wagi stosowane w handlu zanzibarskim w okresie 1830–1888

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Pawełczak M.

Afryka

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2019

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issue 50

119-140

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The article concerns the system of measures and weights used in the Sultanate of Zanzibar, mainly in the international port of Zanzibar in the years 1830-1888. The system was used in the trade between local, Arab, Indian and Western merchants. It drew from various traditions. In a relatively short time, after a period of standard negotiation between merchants and state officials, this eclectic system was, to some extent, embedded in the English tradition based on an ounce, pound and yard. While the measures of volume have retained their local character and have not been converted into European units, they have also been globalised through their weight equivalents. The author considers the Zanzibar system of measures and weights in a political and economic context. At the same time, he believes that the key to understanding the process of creating the Zanzibar system of measures and weights is to understand how it was conceptualised by the Western, and also indirectly local recipients.

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Spółdzielnie niezwiązkowe i walka z nimi

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Zakrzewski T.

Pieniądze i Więź

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2017

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vol. 20

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issue 1(74)

21-55

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Kolejna (42) część Biblioteki Myśli Spółdzielczej przypomina fragmenty broszury inż. Tadeusza Zakrzewskiego pt. Spółdzielnie niezwiązkowe i walka z nimi, wydanej przez Spółdzielczy Instytut Naukowy w Warszawie w 1938 r. Temat dotyczy m.in. działań podejmowanych przez Radę Spółdzielczą w okresie Drugiej Rzeczypospolitej, zwłaszcza od roku 1934 (kiedy to nastąpił proces wyraźnej unifikacji i sanacji spółdzielczości), zmierzających do uzdrowienia sytuacji. W ich wyniku spadła liczba spółdzielni niezwiązkowych (czyli działających poza związkami rewizyjnymi): jeśli w 1933 r. było ich aż 10 972, w 1938 r. było ich już „tylko” 5 697. W tym samym, 1938 r. funkcjonowało poza tym 13 741 spółdzielni związkowych. Spółdzielnie niezwiązkowe zwalczane były zarówno ze względu na występujące w nich problemy organizacyjne, ekonomiczne (często generowały straty finansowe), jak i etyczne oraz wizerunkowe (często odchodziły od zasad spółdzielczych).

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In the next (42nd) part of the Cooperative Thought Library we remind excerpts from the Tadeusz Zakrzewski’s brochure entitled Non-union cooperatives and the battle against them, published by the Cooperative Scientific Institute in Warsaw in 1938. The issue includes, inter alia the actions taken by the Cooperative Council during the Second Republic of Poland, especially since 1934 (when the process of unification and sanitation of cooperative movement occurred), aiming to remedy the situation. As a result, the number of non-union (functioning outside the revisional unions) cooperatives decreased: in 1933 there were as many as 10 972 of them, in 1938 there were already "only" 5 697. In the same 1938 besides them 13 741 union cooperatives had been functioning. Non-union cooperatives were fought against both due to organizational, economic (they often generated financial losses), as well as ethical and branding (they often departed from the principles of cooperative movement) problems.

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Kilka uwag na temat miejsca badań ilościowych w polskiej historii gospodarczej. Stan i perspektywy

Jacek Kochanowicz – profesor Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego

Rola spółdzielczości w rozbudowie gospodarstwa narodowego w Polsce

Activity of the Regional Polish United Workers’ Party Apparatus in 1970–1989