The transition process in Slovenia : transformation to an EU-compatible economy

Mrak, Mojmir (author), Rojec, Matija (author), Potočnik, Janez (author)

Slovenia is one of a few countries where the transition from a socialist to a market economy has been accompanied by a transition from a regional economy aspart of former Yugoslavia to a national economy within the European Union (EU). The article discusses where Slovenia stands after ten years of transition with respect to its transformation and the readiness of its economyto accede to the EU. Over the past decade Slovenia has moved quickly to establish macroeconomic stability and to initiate the systematic transformation of its economy. The main objective of this process has been to generate sustainable growth and to increase the country's international competitiveness to the level allowing its successful integration into the EU. While significant progress has been made, Slovenia's economy still suffers from persistent structural weaknesses. In the enterprise sector, most privatised companies have still to establish corporate governance and to undertake offensive restructuring. The country's financial sector is also still far away from being internationally competitive either in terms of its soundness, efficiency and costs, or in terms of its product variety.

• Language: English
• Keywords: Tranzicija, Gospodarske reforme, Prestrukturiranje, Podjetništvo, Gospodarske razmere, Tuje naložbe, Neposredne naložbe
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FDV - Faculty of Social Sciences
• Year: 2002
• Number of pages: Str. 37-62, 95, 98
• Numbering: Vol. 5, no. 1
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-135792
• UDC: 323(497.4):061.1EU
• ISSN on article: 1408-6980
• COBISS.SI-ID: 21355357
• Publication date in RUL: 30.03.2022

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Journal of international relations and development
• Shortened title: J. int. relat. & dev.
• Publisher: University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences, Centre of International Relations
• ISSN: 1408-6980
• COBISS.SI-ID: 76065792

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Title: Proces tranzicije v Sloveniji

Abstract

Slovenija je ena redkih držav, v kateri je hkrati s tranzicijo iz socialističnega v tržno gospodarstvo potekala tudi tranzicija iz regionalnega gospodarstva v okviru bivše Jugoslavije v nacionalno gospodarstvo v okviru Evropske unije (EU). Avtorji ugotavljajo, kje je Slovenija po več kot desetih letih tranzicije glede na notranje strukturne spremembe in gospodarsko pripravljenost za vstop v EU. V zadnjem desetletju se je Slovenija hitro pomikala k vzpostavitvi makroekonomske stabilnosti in sistemske transformacije gospodarstva. Glavni cilj tega procesa je trajna rast in povečanje mednarodne konkurenčnosti, ki bi omogočila uspešno integracijo v EU. Kljub pomembnemu napredku na tem področju je Slovenija še vedno prizadeta zaradi vztrajnih strukturnih šibkosti. V podjetniškem sektorju mora večina privatiziranih podjetij šele vzpostaviti podjetniško strukturo odločanja in se lotiti agresivnega prestrukturiranja. Tudi slovenski finančni sektor je še daleč od mednarodne konkurenčnosti, tako glede trdnosti, učinkovitosti in stroškov kakor tudi glede raznovrstnosti svojih izdelkov.

• Keywords: Transition, Economic reforms, Restructuring, Entrepreneurship, Economic conditions, Foreign investments, Direct investments