Censorship in Czech and Hungarian Academic Publishing, 1969–1989: Snakes and Ladders. By Libora Oates-Indruchová. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2020. 384 pp.
In Germany, as in other parts of Europe, workers faced social and political challenges in the process of industrialization. Consumer cooperative societies, or coops, emerged at the end of the ...nineteenth century as an answer to these challenges. As self-help organizations of workers, they developed into a stable pillar of the German labor movement. In 1932 they counted four million members. After 1945, under Allied supervision, “denazified” coops helped to reconstruct Germany, which was then divided into two opposing political camps. After the war, former victims of the Nazi regime, perpetrators of Nazi crimes, and bystanders all preferred to avoid discussing the Nazi past. Reconstruction in both German states focused on rapidly restoring the war-damaged economy, while ignoring the other burdens of the Nazi past. Most of today’s discussion of coops’ post-war reconstruction in Germany centers on economics. Due to various historical interrelations, critical discussion of the burdensome past remains buried. In this paper, I reflect on the transformation of the consumer cooperatives during and after the Second World War, based on archival sources documenting the denazification of the Hannover Consumer Cooperative Society in the British occupation zone and the restitution of property it lost under Nazi rule. I argue that despite the nearly complete demise of German consumer cooperatives after reunification in 1990, the buried history of how they handled the Nazi past should come to light.
This article explores international experience in applying innovative financial management strategies for business revitalization in the post-war period in Ukraine. Special attention is given to the ...destruction of industrial and infrastructural objects, as well as the tactics employed by the russian military aggression aimed at undermining the country's economic potential and creating a humanitarian disaster. The article also analyzes the issue of financing the post-crisis development of enterprises in Ukraine and discusses various sources of funding such as development funds, grants, subsidies, and other financial instruments. However, further research is needed to propose an effective strategic model for revitalizing enterprises in the liberated territories, particularly in the southern part of Ukraine. The findings of this study will contribute to understanding and applying innovative financial strategies for business recovery in Ukraine after the war period, as well as developing effective approaches to support enterprises in the post-crisis period. This article sheds light on international experiences in employing innovative financial management strategies to revitalize businesses in post-war Ukraine. The insights gained from this research will contribute to understanding and implementing effective financial approaches for business recovery in the aftermath of war, as well as supporting the activation of entrepreneurship during the post-crisis period.
The article examines approaches to the formation and implementation of investment strategies of domestic enterprises in international business during the period of full-scale invasion and in the ...post-war period. The main problems faced by Ukrainian enterprises when entering foreign markets and factors affecting the level of attractiveness of the investment environment in Ukraine are outlined. The importance of an international investment strategy for an enterprise is substantiated, which should be developed taking into account the goals the enterprise has set for itself. Also, it should be a part of the general strategy, agreed with other strategies of the enterprise, which will help to improve the results of business activities and increase profits. Taking into account the instability of the economic situation and the risks that have arisen against the background of hostilities, the urgency of attracting international investments has reached a new stage, because it is necessary to take care of security guarantees and insurance for international business. It is emphasized that in the post-war period, the opportunities for international investment will expand significantly and the approaches to the development and implementation of the investment strategy will change, which will make it possible to switch to an innovative type of economic development.
