Branko Horvat
Branko Horvat (born July 24, 1928 in Petrinja ; † December 18, 2003 ) was a Yugoslav or Croatian economist and politician.
Life
Branko Horvat was the son of the surgeon Artur Horvat (1895–1980). He studied economics at the University of Zagreb , where he received his doctorate in 1955 . In 1963 he founded the Institute of Economics in Belgrade , which he headed until 1970. From 1975 he was professor of economics at the University of Zagreb.
From 1989 Branko Horvat was chairman of the UJDI (Association for a Yugoslav Democratic Initiative), in 1992 he founded the Socijalnodemokratska unija (Social Democratic Union), of which he became chairman.
Works
- Three definitions of the national product , in: economic policy. Journal for applied economic research , vol. 6.1960, pp. 27–40.
- Analysis of the economic situation and proposal for a program of action , in: Praxis (International Edition) , Jg. 1971, pp. 533-562
- Yugoslav society. An essay , 1972 (Original edition: Ogled o Jugoslavenskom društvu , 1969)
- The workers' self-government. The Yugoslav Economic Model , 1974 (Original edition: Ekonomska teorija planske privrede (Economic theory and planned economy))
- Kosovsko pitanje (The Kosovo Question), 1988 ( ISBN 86-343-0447-7 )
- The theory of international trade. An alternative approach , 1999 ( ISBN 0-333-73409-2 )
- The results of backward transition in the Republic of Croatia , in: At the crossroads. Disaster or normalization? The Yugoslav successor states in the 1990s , ed. v. Valeria Heuberger, 1999 ( ISBN 3-631-33091-X ), pp. 55-61
Branko Horvat was editor of the journal Economic Analysis and Worker's Management , which was published from 1967 to 1993.
literature
- Hrvatski Biografski Leksikon , Volume 5, 2002
- Who's who in the socialist countries of Europe , Volume 1, 1989
- Equality, participation, transition. Essays in Honor of Branko Horvat , ed. By Vojmir Franičević and Milica Uvalić, 2000 ( ISBN 0-312-23225-X )
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SURNAME | Horvat, Branko |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Yugoslav or Croatian economist and politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 24, 1928 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Petrinja |
DATE OF DEATH | December 18, 2003 |