Abstract:

The industry is an important branch of the economy, that has always played a primary role in the development of the economy of a country and at the same time has had positive effects on increasing the employment rate. During the period under the communist rule it was inevitable that the development of the industry would be directed to those regions which were rich in raw materials and minerals. Thanks to the mineral resources, the development of the industry influenced a faster development of some regions in the territory of Kosovo, creating a disproportionate development with other regions that did not have mineral resources. It should be mentioned that the largest number of factories was built in the northern region of Kosovo, because there is also the largest lead-zinc mine in this region and investments were made in the power plants near the lignite basin. In addition to this disproportionate economic development, which results from the concentration of industry in certain regions, there occurred also a disproportionate economic development between Kosovo and the other Yugoslav Republics.

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