Examples of informal practices in Yugoslavia’s trade relations with Italy in the 1960s and 1970s

Abstract

The article deals with the issue of informal practices in Yugoslavia using examples of these practices in trade with Italy in the 1960s and early 1970s. Th e subject of the analysis is the re-export activity of Yugoslav companies, and various other illegal activities used by companies to achieve a better placement of their goods in another country, regardless of whether the state tacitly supported these activities or fought them. Th e research is based on documents from the Archive of Yugoslavia, media sources and literature.

Keywords

• socialist yugoslavia
• italy
• trade relations
• informal practices
• corruption
• re-export