Economic Stabilization after the Treaty of Trianon: Challenges and Possibilities

Abstract

The ‘Great War’ had harmful impacts on Hungary’s national economy. With the disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, the former self-sufficient economic unit broke into six different entities, which had far-reaching consequences in Central and Eastern Europe. Economic difficulties were further aggravated by rampant inflation. Finally, the loss of the majority of raw materials by the Treaty of Trianon meant that Hungary was cut off from its sources of supply.

Keywords

• economic history
• hungary
• reconstruction loan
• agriculture
• industry
• trade in the 1920s