The main purpose of this chapter is to analyse the pace of structural changes in the Serbian economy predominantly through comparative analysis with other countries of Western Balkans i.e. to identify the progress made in implementation these changes, main challenges and to perceive whether and...

Radical changes in business environment, especially those that are generated by global economic/financial crisis, highlight the importance of applying modern marketing management concepts. The concept of crisis management concept provides rational analytical framework for performing necessary...

Growth and real convergence in Portugal are usually analyzed after EU accession on January 1st 1986 based on real GDP per capita. There is however a lack of literature approaching the subject from a European distribution of income perspective and for a longer time period. We fill this gap by...

This chapter is focused on numerous issues with respect to establishment, operation and sustainable development of an industrial park. The reason for choosing this topic lies within a realistic assumption that light industrial development may be a generator of economic development in Serbia. On...

The context of competitiveness can be defined as a set of institutions, policies and factors which, in a particular economy, determine the volume of national productivity and the level of economic well-being of the population. In brief, competition reflects the capacity of a national economy to...

Ageing of population in Serbia will lead to considerable decrease in labour force in the next fifty years. Such demographic transition will cause certain economic effects. The shift in working age population structure will lead to reduced activity rates and increased dependency ratios....

The area of agricultural production is in many ways an important area of the Serbian economy. Agriculture in Serbia has extremely strong economic power, it is the basis for economy and engine for development of rural areas. Agriculture is also the only sector in Serbia with a positive foreign...

The aim of this chapter is to provide a basis for a possible course in the analysis of the unemployment rates and poverty, as well as to point to the ways to solve these long-term problems by applying different strategic measures. The main intention of the author is to explain and show a...

Small and medium-sized enterprises, under the direction of entrepreneurs, are considered to be the driving force of economic growth and development. Entrepreneurship is associated with job creation, innovation, welfare distribution, poverty reduction and an increase in economic performances of a...

Priority aims of global employment policy are increasing employment and worker mobility, improvement of the quality of jobs and working conditions, informing and consulting workers, combating poverty and social exclusion, promoting equality between men and women, and modernising social...