Examines the transition toward political and economic independence, the socioeconomic transformation, and the quest for EU membership. Contents: The political reasons from the dissolution of SFR ...Yugoslavia, by Janez Drnovsek; Socialism and the disintegration of SFR Yugoslavia, by Vladimir Gligorov; Independence and integration into the international community, by Bojko Bucar; Institutional setting for the new independent state, by Neven Borak, Bistra Borak; Transition to a national and a market economy: a gradualist approach, by Joze Mencinger; Establishing monetary sovereignty, by Andrej Rant; Succession issues in allocating the external debt of SFR Yugoslavia and achieving Slovenia's financial independence, by Mojmir Mrak, France Arhar; Macroeconomic stabilization and sustainable growth, by Carlos Silva-Jáuregui; Trade policy in the transition process, by Boris Majcen, Bartlomiej Kaminski; Monetary system and monetary policy, by Ivan Ribnikar, Tomaz Kosak; Exchange rate policy and management of capital flows, by Velimir Bole; Fiscal policy and public finance reforms, by Milan M. Cvikl, Mitja Gaspari; Building an institutional framework for a full-fledged market economy, by Rasto Ovin, Bostjan Kramberger; Privatization, restructuring, and corporate governance of the enterprise sector, by Marko Simoneti, Matija Rojec, and Aleksandra Gregoric; Enterprise restructuring in the first decade of independence, by Polona Domadenik, Janez Prasnikar; The banking sector, by Franjo Stiblar, Marko Voljc; Capital market development, by Dusan Mramor, Bozo Jasovic; Labor market developments in the 1990s, by Milan Vodopivec; Social sector developments, by Tine Stanovnik; Reentering the markets of the former Yugoslavia, by Joze P. Damijan; EU membership: rationale, costs, and benefits, by Andras Inotai, Peter Stanovnik; Slovenia's road to membership in the European Union, by Janez Potocnik, Jaime Garcia Lombardero; Size matters in the European Union: searching for balance between formal and actual equality, by Zlatko Sabic et al.; Political economy of Slovenia's transition, by Janez Sustersic.
This paper examines the labor market dynamics of six CEE countries over the last 10 years, paying special attention to the nature of labor market institutions these countries have adopted and their ...impact on labor market performance. This paper finds that, compared to EU countries, CEE countries fall in the"middle"of the flexibility scale regarding their employment protection legislation. While the effect of labor market institutions is hard to uncover, it should not be disregarded and they are likely to play an important role in the coming years.
The analysis in this paper helps understand the progress in reforms and development of the private sector in the Middle East and North Africa. It shows the critical role played by the state-private ...sector relations in determining the progress of reforms and their impact on private sector development. The authoritarian nature of the political regimes and the existence of large oil and other rents, and conflict to a much lesser extent, have been the major factors which shaped the nature, extent and speed of reforms. Classification JEL : D78, N45, O43, O53
The analysis in this paper helps understand the progress in reforms and development of the private sector in the Middle East and North Africa. It shows the critical role played by the State-private ...sector relations in determining the progress of reforms and their impact on private sector development. The authoritarian nature of the political regimes and the existence of large oil and other rents, and conflict to a much lesser extent, have been the major factors which shaped the nature, extent and speed of reforms. JEL Classification: D78, N45, O43, O53.
