 Perceptions of Transition and the Crisis in MacedoniaMiroljub Shukarov ()
Croatian Economic Survey, 2012, vol. 14, issue 1, 107-131 Abstract: This paper provides an analysis of people’s perceptions about the effects of the transition process and economic crisis in Macedonia, as extrapolated from UNDP surveys from 2008 and 2009 and set in the context of Macedonia’s political life. Questions were constructed in a way to compare the current situation with the pre-1989 period in order to show differences in opinions. The results indicate dissatisfaction, especially among young people. Participants blame their dissatisfaction on the economic problems that have occurred during transition. Their expectations had been high in respect of economic efficiency but transition has not brought high employment or quality of life closer to the EU average. In fact, unemployment rates have increased and job security has been lost. The widespread belief that quality of life was better before the period of economic liberalisation and privatisation is no surprise and subjectively reflects the dissatisfaction with economic and political developments in Macedonia. Keywords: transition; growth; development; Macedonia (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:iez:survey:ces-v14_04-2012_shukarov Access Statistics for this article More articles in Croatian Economic Survey from The Institute of Economics, Zagreb Contact information at EDIRC. |
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