: Paradoxically, many of the economic and decentralization demands of the movement were incorporated into the 1974 Yugoslav Constitution, which gave more power to the republics.
The movement grew from frustration with the centralized power of Belgrade and the perceived economic exploitation of Croatia, which contributed more to the federal budget than it received in return. The Croatian Spring: Nationalism, Repression an...
: It began largely with the 1967 "Declaration on the Name and Position of the Croatian Literary Language," which demanded the official recognition of Croatian as distinct from "Serbo-Croatian." : Paradoxically, many of the economic and decentralization
: Reformist leaders within the League of Communists of Croatia, specifically Savka Dabčević-Kučar and Miko Tripalo , championed these demands, seeking a "socialism with a human face." 2. Demands and Popular Support Demands and Popular Support : They called for
: They called for a confederated Yugoslavia where constituent republics held more sovereign power.