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Author:     CVIRN Janez
Ph.D., full professor
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts, Department of History
Aškerčeva 2, SI – 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia   

 

Title:     ''THIS CAN’T GO ON FOREVER; AND WHEN THE TIME COMES, WE WILL DO OUR JOB.''
Subtitle:  The economic and political situation in Slovenia in the era of neo-absolutism

 

Studia Historica Slovenica
Časopis za družboslovne in humanistične študije / Humanities and Social Studies Review
Maribor, 10 (2010), No. 2–3, pp. 341–356, 57 notes

 

Category:  1.01 Original scientifc paper
Language:  Original in Slovene (Abstract in Slovene and English, Summary in English)

Key words:  neo-absolutism, Austria, economy, politics.

Abstract: The neo-absolutist regime tried to stabilize the internal political situation with a combination of political repression and well-considered reform measures. It paid considerable attention to economic modernization, which promised to bring general prosperity to the citizens. However, its measures (abandoning protectionism, agrarian reform, investment in railway infrastructure) were benefcial only to a small proportion of the economically active population. The regime tried to raise economic optimism; however, time and again the economic situation failed to improve. Reports about the (political) disposition of people, which were carefully prepared by the district and municipal ofces, show the unfavorable economic and social situation as the main generator of people’s discontent with the regime. It is interesting that none of the reports mentions national tensions.