Tourism as a factor of the economic development: the case of Yugoslavia
Mazi M.
Tourisme et monde rural Paris : CIHEAM
Options Méditerranéennes; n. 3 1970
pages 93-95
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Mazi M. Tou rism as a factor of th e econ omic developmen t: th e case of Yu goslavia. Tourisme et
monde rural. Paris : CIHEAM, 1970. p. 93-95 (Options Méditerranéennes; n. 3)
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1938
...
1 9 4 8
...
1 9 5 2
...
1958
...
1963
...
1969
. . .
Tourist traffic in Yugoslavia (in thousands)
720 1,617 2,523 3,387 4,245 6,645
the last an
intensive development of nal and domestic
especially in to the
fact that consumption had become
a class economic is
known that the of
has been tow-
the south, the
nean and consequently it is
that these have the
economic advantages.
The significance of in Yugos- lavia has also been changed.
insignificant economic into a efficient of
economic development. is
with a intensive development of in- somewhat
and long time. is that the beginning of a intensive development of
in Yugoslavia 1952.
this on the
basis of built capaci-
insignificant in and this was one of the limiting of a intensive development.
capacities
possibi-
lities of
the of as a
of economic development of Yu- goslavia, it is advising to make
between domestic and ffic. On the effects of these of
Nights Nights
3,917
461 129 6,752
41 8 8,994 62
1,562 287
13,792 599 2,51 O
18,228 1,755
22,433 4,743
24,720
7,649
1
and of
development of of tou-
while essential diffe-
the
on of view.
is indispensable of the development of
fic to
of economic develop- ment.
The table shows domestic
intensively (followed by oscilla- assum-
ed a since 1952 on-
These in the intensity of development also
to the development of tou- to
a wide of
the State, in the of subsidia- of spe- cial accommodation capacities whose bus- iness activity was not based on
This intensive deve-
lopment of domestic in the
phase. of
in this
although
these facilitat-
ed since 1952
of a special
of of the economic
development. 51 cent of
the total domestic than 82 cent of
in
by Dr. Milan MAZl zo
of
fic, a of the
volume of and consump-
tion, one of the most essential facts a special significance to of development.
Namely, places, with a of
a
of Yugoslavia, which had not
significant possibilities economic dev- elopment except in the field of
Today, it is possible to say that both domestic and con-
to the fact that these in Yugoslav can not be
the of fact, exceptions
of all to some islands in the which
ed to a
of cond-
itions these islands
included into and it can be expected that in this way they will in-
significant eco- nomic effects of
this it is to em-
phasize that the development of
in these in the change of
economic while in
the field of it even in the change of its is and
needs of namely of ind-
Today, the influence of the balance of payment is
a classic economic function of as follows:
Foreign currency receipts from tourism in Yugoslavia
(in
1 9 3 8 . .
...
1 9 4 8 . .
...
1 9 5 2 . .
...
1 9 5 8 . .
...
1969
...
-
1 9 6 3 . :
...
7,837 1,945 3,534 12,729 66,697 284,532
-
The data show that
effect of pointed
out to a than the
physical itself. This is the
of many facts. is a
of then an
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of
in the of
it the
of
the While in
1963 Yugoslavia was visited by only
in 1969 to 27,350,000. This
by an excep-
tional of
ities. Namely, the ed by the
same Yugoslavia abolished visas on
a basis with all of the
and this facility (1968). the meantime,
the abolishment of visas on a
34 Today,
than 10 cent in the total influx
of exchan-
ge of goods and in Yugoslavia.
This is item in the balance of payment, although its is still than in
and
the volume of its
in Yugoslavia as the activity since 1966, while in 1960 it was only on the tenth place.
the significance of
and the influence of its 94
to the balance of payment is not only in the
mass of but
also in
than 55 of
in
of the Common
And 90 cent of the total in
this of
of Yu-
goslavia, influ-
ences the total economic development.
this one should take into cons- the fact that Yugoslavia und-
in the total
ement of its economy, since it is still and
of equipment and
a significant of solving these
blems, since the of
is no need a special is these effects to some extent diminished by a
of of Yugos-
lav citizens 1960
they spent about 7 million but in
1969 this sum to 74 mil-
lion this is a
of development. The dynamic
of but
it is noticed in the last that the these
within the of living of
Yugoslav citizens. At any case, the
is among tou-
nations and it is expected that than the
The than ten, million
and than 47 million nights
a with
a specific demand. This is the
why some of
which have no connection with to
needs of of all, it is
pointing out to of of Yugoslavia, since the most
do not have intens- ively developed
it is that
ity of is to be sec-
ind-
found in an
ant field of its activity. Namely, in 1960, Yugoslavia had only about
254,O)OO beds in its capacities,
while of accommod-
ation capacities to 654,000 beds. means that in the last nine was a significant building act- ivity in the of hotels and
capacities.
influenced of some old
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in the of the
like. development cf
is also the development of Although the deve-
lopment of the of
all needs of
the
ation of
Now, instance, Yugoslavia has
than of
and only five ago the total length of
only to 12,000 On the
a significant
employment. is estimated that than 200,000 employed ei-
activities activities con- high season the of employed is consid- have lately been made to
not only on the of the but also
this of
possibilities in the field of domes- tic and we could say that the achieved justified
taken in this activity, giving at the same to go on with these in the
this a fac-
development of mountainous and season the of employed is consid- some spas.
A special place in is given to the planning of economic development in
the of the
set is
the economic effects of tou- is estimated that about 370 million will be
in 1970 (toge-
while
400 million The diffe-
the and
nosis is not if we take into consid- some objective
all suppositions which
had to the of planned
The plan of economic development of
Yugoslavia of 1971-1975
is being
this plan is given to the development of domestic and
since in the
to be a significant of development
of economy as a it
might be too to speak about con-
quantifications this
plan, since the final balance of all needs and possibilities not yet out, especially in the field of investments,
while development of
depends to a extent to the
of capacities.
de Bohinj.
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