K problematice československého exportu v letech 1948 -- 1989 na příkladu čokoládovny Orion

This thesis analyzes the function of Czechoslovak export after 1948 on the example of the chocolate factory Orion, part of „Národní podnik Pražské čokoládovny“. The thesis is based on the fact that Orion was a valuable source of foreign currency for the national economy. Because Orion was able to sell its products in capitalist countries. The first part of the thesis works with the theoretical function of foreign trade in the Czechoslovak economy after its monopolization in the period 1948-1989. The second part of the thesis analyzes the practical operation of foreign trade in Orion and focuses mainly on the period 1960 - 1989. The work confirms that Orion was a important exporter to capitalist countries. However, in the early 1970s, the situation changed, because of the increasing protection measures taken by the capitalist states. Export to these countries decreased and Orion began to focus on trade with the socialist countries. At the same time, Orion was also a big user of foreign currency. It imported raw materials and also machines from the capitalist countries.