Calendrier du 09 mars 2022
Histoire des entreprises et de la finance
Du 09/03/2022 de 16:00 à 17:30
Salle R1.14, Campus Jourdan
PITTELOUP Sabine (Université de Genève)
Avoir foi en la libre entreprise: Nestlé, ses actionnaires religieux et la politisation de l'Eglise (1970-1990)
Economic History Seminar
Du 09/03/2022 de 12:00 à 13:30
Salle R1.09, Campus Jourdan
HUBERMAN Michael (U.Montreal)
All Politics is Local: The Social Housing Experiment of Red Vienna, 1923-1933
The moderating effects of World War I on wealth and income inequality varied across belligerents. In Austria the state embraced austerity measures to restrain hyperinflation and respect commitments to the League of Nations. To fill the void, the Social Democratic Workers’ Party turned to its political stronghold in Vienna to advance its agenda of social spending and progressive taxation. In this paper, we cast attention on social housing, Red Vienna’s signature program. Applying an electoral-cycle model, we find that the construction of new buildings increased the party’s share of votes in municipal elections. The program mobilized the support of young families in search of affordable and quality housing. It also attracted the backing of the middle classes and elites, despite the higher tax burden imposed on them. The physical attributes of the new buildings and related investments, such as in schools, hospitals, and city infrastructure, benefited all Viennese.
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