Sto godina poljoprivrednog zadrugarstva Slavonije i Baranje

The 1983 monograph "One Hundred Years of Agricultural Cooperatives in Slavonia and Baranja" is a valuable historical and economic work that details the century-long development of cooperative organization in Croatia’s most important agricultural region. The book traces the grassroots origins of the cooperative movement in the late nineteenth century, a time when farmers joined forces to protect themselves against usury, improve land cultivation, and gain better access to markets for their produce. Through precise historical data, statistical indicators, and analyses of social change, the publication examines the successes and challenges faced by the cooperative movement across various political regimes, periods of war, and post-war agrarian reforms, up until the 1980s. Particular emphasis is placed on the role of agricultural cooperatives in the modernization of rural areas, the introduction of new agrotechnical practices, the development of livestock farming and crop production, and the strengthening of solidarity among farmers—making this book an essential resource for the study of the agrarian and economic history of Slavonia and Baranja.