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Economic crisis in 1929-1934 and its impact on the Jablonec glass industry with special reference to Železný Brod region
Bursová, Veronika ; Jakubec, Ivan (advisor) ; Bareš, Jiří (referee)
A B S T R A C T This thesis analyzes the impact of the economic crisis in 1929-1934 on the Jablonec glass making with main attention to the district Železný Brod. One of the main causes of decline of the Czechoslovak glass industry in the first half of the 30s of 20th century was formed by pro-export focus. The region of Železný Brod and Jablonec nad Nisou had represented sites with major export, production and refining of glass that were for this reason by the economic crisis strongly affected. Deteriorating economic conditions at the beginning of 30s have resulted in intensified state intervention in industry, including the glass manufacturing as one of the most affected industrial areas. Because mostly cartels had regulatory function in the industry, a number of agreements among the glass producers in Jablonec nad Nisou and Železný Brod area were concluded. This thesis considers with different types of production and refining of the glass in order to offer the complete overview over the glass production in districts Jalonec nad Nisou and Železný Brod. The second part puts also emphasis on the social status of domestic craftsmen considering their relations with employers, which determined in times of economic crisis the legislation enacted after establishment of the Czechoslovak Republic, in the 20s and...
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Economic crisis in 1929-1934 and its impact on the Jablonec glass industry with special reference to Železný Brod region
Bursová, Veronika ; Jakubec, Ivan (advisor) ; Bareš, Jiří (referee)
A B S T R A C T This thesis analyzes the impact of the economic crisis in 1929-1934 on the Jablonec glass making with main attention to the district Železný Brod. One of the main causes of decline of the Czechoslovak glass industry in the first half of the 30s of 20th century was formed by pro-export focus. The region of Železný Brod and Jablonec nad Nisou had represented sites with major export, production and refining of glass that were for this reason by the economic crisis strongly affected. Deteriorating economic conditions at the beginning of 30s have resulted in intensified state intervention in industry, including the glass manufacturing as one of the most affected industrial areas. Because mostly cartels had regulatory function in the industry, a number of agreements among the glass producers in Jablonec nad Nisou and Železný Brod area were concluded. This thesis considers with different types of production and refining of the glass in order to offer the complete overview over the glass production in districts Jalonec nad Nisou and Železný Brod. The second part puts also emphasis on the social status of domestic craftsmen considering their relations with employers, which determined in times of economic crisis the legislation enacted after establishment of the Czechoslovak Republic, in the 20s and...
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Glass industry in district of Železný Brod in 1918-1938
Bursová, Veronika ; Nový, Petr (referee) ; Jakubec, Ivan (advisor)
The thesis considers the development of glassmaking in Jizera Mountains in the era of the First Czechoslovak Republic, that is, years 1918-1938. The region of Železný Brod and Jablonec nad Nisou is mainly concerned. The first part of my thesis points out the importance of export for glass-production which caused a great dependence of this specific manufacturing area on the prosperity of foreign markets and also predisposition to the economic crisis. Vulnerability of Jizeramountains' area glassmaking specified by pro-export focus proved mostly at the beginning of 30s of 20th century, when the industry of Czechoslovakia was influenced with economic crisis. First part mentions consequences of rationalization and concentration in particular parts of glass manufacturing. Phenomenon of domestic work and social status of domestic craftsmen considering there their most complicated situation among all the other glass producers is in the second part in order to offer the complex overview over the progress of glassmaking in Železný Brod area. The town Železný Brod had been trying to achieve the creative enhancement in the Czech glassmaking (meaning territorially). This initiative had approved in the foundation of first Czech glassmaking school that was oriented to represent new artistic movement art deco. At the...
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