1. Domestic Policy in Tito-ist Yugoslavia
Bethanie Parker

2. The Five Year Plan 1947-52 Centralist, Soviet philosophy
June 1948 Yugoslavia expelled from Cominform
Dependent on trade from Eastern European countries, especially USSR and Czechoslovakia
1950 drought led to poor harvest
The Five Year Plan followed the Soviet model of the planned economy, and was heavily reliant on continued industrial growth, and trade from Eastern European and Soviet countries, particularly Czechoslovakia.
The expulsion of Yugoslavia from Cominform in 1948 caused a great deal of problems with regard to fulfilling the targets within the plan, which had been reliant on continued good relations with the USSR.
A lack of agrarian investment also caused problems that led to the failure of the five year plan. A drought in 1950 was exacerbated by the poor development of agriculture, and could have been eased by modern techniques and financial investment in farming.

3. The Party and the Peasants
1948, 5th Party Congress: ‘The peasant holding continues to remain small scale production. It is here that we have a boundlessly broad and very deep-rooted basis of capitalism’
Law on Agrarian Reform and Resettlement on 23 August 1945 – maximum of 35 hectares, except where soil was poor.
Tito did not really trust the peasantry, and this attitude was reflected by all of the powerful elite. They were concerned by the capitalist spirit which many peasants seemed to value, and therefore enacted plans to ensure that this could not happen.
Land resettlement was contentious. Many larger estates were split up, but the process often unfairly disadvantaged certain ethnic groups, particularly Germans, in revenge for the destruction caused by Nazi Germany during the Second World War.

4. Collectivisation Central Committee resolution of January 1949
‘socialist transformation of the village’
In 1950, collectivisation reached its peak at 17% of all farmland
Including state farms and government lands, 78% of land remained in private ownership
Collectivisation was not as popular in Yugoslavia as it was in the USSR. It was also not very successful, and this was recognised early on. Even thought the communists did not trust the peasantry, they were reluctant to push for any great changes within the countryside, preferring a system of local government designed to keep the peasants in check

5. Balancing the Budget
Trade deficit increased by 1000% between and 1950
1950 – 23% of all income was spent of defence

6. Shift from Centralist Administration
May 1949 – Law on People’s Committees gave power to local governments
1949 – 1950 – establishment of Workers’ Committees under the Basic Law
Interaction between People’s Committees and Workers’ Committees
1959 boundary reorganisation
Local government began to be seen as a better option that the previous centralist administration. It built on the original communist spirit and ideals enshrined within Communism, of Workers Groups and Councils.
It also lessened the strain on a government struggling to cope with economic crisis.

7. 1963 Constitution
Extended the self management of enterprises to all of society.
Reorganised the Federal Assembly
Upheld the principle of rotation

8. Economic Crisis in the Early 1960s
Average annual growth between 1952 and in industrial production was 13%
In 1954, 97% of the cost of imports was covered by export, in 1961 only 62%
Increasing disparity between import and export values.
Relates back to the expulsion from Cominform in 1948 – trade embargos limit the trade is open to Yugoslavia.

9. IMF Loan of 1961
In 1961, Yugoslavia had obtained a loan of 275 million dollars

10. 1965 Economic Reform
Communal banks allowed to compete all over Yugoslavia, to encourage competition
In 1966, there were 112 banks
In 1972, there were 25 banks
Encouraged increasing economic centralisation

11. Belgrade Protocol
Since 1945, the relationship between the League of Communists and the Catholic Church was poor
1966 saw the signing of the Belgrade Protocol, an end of hostility towards Catholics and Catholicism
However, relationship with Serbian Orthodox Church deteriorated
Closer relationship between Catholic Church and the Government, deterioration of relationship with Orthodox Church

12. 1968 Civil Unrest Students at Belgrade University protested
Cost of living
Lack of funding
Poor accommodation
Tito broadcasts to the nation
Unusual step of Tito broadcasting to the nation, meant to be appear as an unscripted friendly chat. Actually carefully scripted and choreographed.