This article examines the economic situation in the former Western Galicia after the disintegration of Austria-Hungary, ie. the period between October-November 1918 and mid-1919. At that time the economy of the region came under the control of the Polish Liquidation Commission and The
Government Commission, two bodies acting on behalf of the Polish government. Meanwhile Eastern
Galicia was taken over by the Ukrainian authorities and became the scene of Polish-Ukrainian war.
As a result of four years of war with its devastations and oppressive regime of mandatory deliveries the economy of Western Galicia was in ruins. The situation was made worse by continuing
geopolitical instability and a crisis in agriculture, plagued by exceptionally bad weather and shortages of seed material, fertilizers, and manual labour. As the area of cultivated land shrank and farmers produced less grain, the whole country had to face severe food shortages. Manufacturing industry fared no better. Deprived of regular supplies of raw materials and coal, and cut off from its traditional markets, factories were forced to reduce output or even shut down. Productivity fell sharply. Yet in spite of all the diffi culties the process of integrating Małopolska with the rest of Poland was on track.
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