Vol.7, No 4, 2010 pp. 469 - 476
UDC 338.43.02(497.11)"1804/1941"
A REVIEW OF AGRICULTURAL POLICY OF SERBIA IN THE PERIOD OF FIRST SERBIAN UPRISING TO WORLD WAR II (1804-1941)
Zoran Simonović1, Dragoljub Simonović2
1Institute of Agricultural Economics, Belgrade, Serbia
2Faculty of Economics, University of Niš, Serbia

The aim of this work represents an attempt to give a brief overview of agricultural policy in Serbia during the First Serbian Uprising to Second World War (1804-1941). The work points out problems related to fragmentation of agricultural holdings and loan indebtedness of the peasantry. Details are talking about problems related to backwardness of agriculture in Serbia. It also discusses the impact of economic crisis on the agrarian situation. The main characteristic of agricultural production in Serbia during the time was the fact that it was based on varied production. The authors point out that Serbia has not had co-existent agricultural policy. All this further contributed to deepening of the already poor relations in agriculture at the time.
Key Words: agricultural estate, agricultural production, agricultural indebtedness

OSVRT NA AGRARNU POLITIKE SRBIJE U PERIODU OD PRVOG SRPSKOG USTANKA DO DRUGOG SVETSKOG RATA (1804-1941.)
Cilj ovog rada predstavlja pokušaj da se da kratak prikaz agrarne politike Srbije u periodu od Prvog srpskog ustanka do Drugog svetskog rata (1804-1941.). U radu se ukazuje na probleme koji su vezani za ustnjavanje poljoprivrednih gazdinstava i na kreditno zaduživanje seljaštva. Detaljnije se govori o problemima koji se odnose na zaostalost poljoprivrede Srbije. Takođe se govori o uticaju ekonomske krize na agrarne prilike. Glavna karakteristika poljoprivredne proizvodnje Srbije ovog perioda je da je ona bila bazirana na svaštarskoj proizvodnji. Autori u ovom radu ističu da Srbija nije imala koegzistentnu agrarnu politiku. Sve to je dodatno uticalo na produbljivanje i onako loših odnosa u poljoprivredi toga doba.
Ključne reči: poljoprivredno gazdinstvo, poljoprivredna proizvodnja, zaduženost poljoprivrede