This chapter presents an overall picture of the Slovakia's transition to a market economy during 1990s and 2000s and of the World Bank role in that transition. The chapter is divided into three sections. The first one presents the Slovak developments from a historical perspective, starting in...

The aims of this report are threefold. The first is to map how much information can be obtained on the labour markets in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) in order to proceed with analyzing the labour market policies and the growth models in the region. Secondly, while some comparative data can...

This paper presents an overall picture of the Slovakia’s transition to a market economy during 1990s and 2000s and of the World Bank role in that transition. The chapter is divided into three sections. The first one presents the Slovak developments from a historical perspective, starting in...

The paper “Making the State Work: Lessons from 20 Years of Public Administration Reforms in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union” reviews literature analysing more than 20 years transition in the Former Soviet Union (FSU) and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) with the main...

During the last 15 years, postcommunist countries have undergone dramatic changes in their economic and social policies. Major policy reforms have been sometimes enacted with apparent consensus, but were frequently highly controversial. In this paper, we examine whether the degree of consensus...

This paper explores implications of the EU accession process for consolidation of institutions important for sustainable economic growth in the states aspiring to be EU members. Much of its attention concentrates on the 10 member states from Central and Eastern Europe that have already joined...