Economic history of Istria in early modern period is characterized by stagnation or even decline of economic development. The main reason for such economical situation was the stagnation of trade between costal towns and hinterland regions. In article author argues strong economic ties with hinterland Slovene and Croatian places under the Hapsburg rule, and in particular with Trieste and partly with Rijeka, and states that they were of vital importance to the inhabitants of venetian northern Istrian towns and their hinterlands. One of the arguments speaking in favour of such conclusion is the large amount of Austrian money that was in circulation in Venetian Istria. Moreover, in the second h
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In Trieste the porter labour market open rather suddenly. The rapid and incessant growth of Trieste is reflected in the predominance of the male component among the immigrants and the entire population, while the typical gender structure of the city population of the time was on the side of the woman. This trait is more considerable if we consider the minimal presence of the secondary economic sector (manufactures that mostly employed female labour force). Another characteristic is differentiation of trade and services connected with the maritime mercantile orientation of the city's economy. The geographic connotation of occupational profiles is primarily characteristic for the low paid labo
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