Naslov
Two Transitions in Croatia

Autori
Lovrinović, Ivan ; Primorac, Marko ; Lovrinović, Tea

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, znanstveni

Knjiga
Regional Economic Development in the Balkan Region

Urednik/ci
Duman, Teoman ; Obralić, Merdžana ; Ilgün, Erkan ; Ergun, Uğur

Izdavač
Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Godina
2016

Raspon stranica
150-179

ISBN
1-4438-8527-4

Ključne riječi
transition, privatisation, accession to the EU, Croatia

Sažetak
In its short history, Croatia has undergone tremendous changes. Political changes have brought independence, while in the economy ; a transition from a planned to a free-market economy has been effectuated. The transition process was meant to bring greater efficiency and economic growth, as well as to promote entrepreneurship and innovations. However, twenty years later, it seems that the Croatian economy is still “lost in transition”. The main purpose of this article is to provide an overview of the transition and privatisation process in Croatia, as well as to identify the key drawbacks in, and problems related to the privatisation methods used in Croatia. In addition, the chapter deals with the economic circumstances and consequences of the second Croatian transition – the accession to the European Union. The analyses presented in the chapter bear out two essential assumptions. Firstly, the transition and privatisation process in Croatia was extremely harmful for the Croatian economy. Secondly, Croatia entered the European Union unprepared, which made the cost of the accession higher than the benefits.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Ekonomija

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