СОЦІАЛЬНО-ЕКОНОМІЧНА МОДЕРНІЗАЦІЯ ГАБСБУРЗЬКОЇ ГАЛИЧИНИ: ІСТОРІОГРАФІЯ ВИБРАНИХ АСПЕКТІВ

Abstract

Introduction. The article examines contemporary
Ukrainian and Polish historiography on the problem
of socio-economic modernization of Habsburg Galicia.
The topicality of this problem is due to the fact that in
the last decades a considerable amount of studies on
socio-economic processes in the Galicia of the
Autonomous Age was created. The solidity, both
quantitative and qualitative, of this historiographical
work requires consolidation.
The purpose of the article is to summarize the
current scientific literature on the problem of socioeconomic modernization of Habsburg Galicia.
Results. It has been revealed that, along with the
traditional problems (first of all, the history of industry,
cooperatives and agriculture), modern scientists are
increasingly exploring economic processes in their close
connection with the social context, which reveals the
previously unnoticed interconnection of modernization
factors. Thus, modern studies, for the first time,
substantiate the connection between the phenomenon
of self-government and the rapid progress of education.
That, in turn, gave impetus to industrial growth, which
resulted in a remarkable change in the infrastructure
plan. The latter, in turn, led to a new quality of daily life
for most Galicians, which finally changed their
mentality.
It has been proved that, along with the remarkable
progress in the field of research on the phenomenon of
Galician modernization, many aspects remain
unexplored. First of all, let us point to the need for
thorough monographs on all branches of economic life
of that time, which should summarize the existing
explanatory literature and approach the problem of
their influence on Galician society in a balanced way.
These generalizations should include coverage of
previously marginalized issues: management features,
employer-employee relationships, marketing and
advertising, employee leisure and social protection,
and more.
Leading public institutions (first of all, journals
and societies) require monographic research as well,
as their employees were the most interested in spreading
new ideas and popularizing modern practices among
residents of the region. There is a clear lack of
generalizing studies on key institutions of the financial
sector of the time, with an emphasis on Eastern Galician
regional specificity. At the same time, it is also necessary
to study the biographies of the less significant
personalities of the Ukrainian industrial movement,
whose work, although less influential than that of the
cooperative leaders, was irreplaceable for the general
economic progress of the region.
Conclusions. I has been summarized that the
historiographic analysis actualizes further scientific
research, taking into account the research traditions
and achievements.