Slovak Republic--Joining the EU : A Development Policy Review

Slovak Republic--Joining the EU : A Development Policy Review

The Slovak Republic's external current account and fiscal deficits (net of privatization receipts) are unsustainably high (at about 8 percent of GDP in 2002), despite some recent declines. With a capital account surplus of perhaps 20 percent o...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Development Policy Review (DPR)
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	TRADE REFORM FINANCIAL SECTOR REFORM ENTERPRISE RESTRUCTURING FISCAL CONSOLIDATION LABOR MARKET CHARACTERISTICS GOVERNANCE MACROECONOMIC FORECASTING STRUCTURAL REFORMS EXTERNAL FINANCE TRADE INTEGRATION EUROPEAN UNION MEMBERSHIP SUBSIDIES RETIREMENT AGE PAYROLL TAXES VALUE ADDED TAXES WINDFALL TAXATION TAX INCENTIVES LABOR LEGISLATION MINIMUM WAGE LAWS COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS PRIVATIZATION OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES POWER GENERATION PENSION FUNDS ADMINISTRATION SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PUBLIC HEALTH HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY SECONDARY EDUCATION TERTIERY EDUCATION QUALITY OF EDUCATION STUDENT EVALUATION ACCREDITATION (EDUCATION) EQUITY IN EDUCATION FISCAL ADMINISTRATION HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS DECENTRALIZATION JUDICIAL REFORM ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS ACCOUNTING AGRICULTURE AUTHORITY BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BANK LENDING BANKING SECTOR BANKING SECTOR REFORMS BANKRUPTCY BONDS CAPITAL CAPITAL MARKETS CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CIVIL SERVICE CONSOLIDATION CONSUMERS CORPORATE INCOME TAX COST SAVINGS CPI CROWDING OUT CURRENT PRICES DEBT DEBT SERVICE DEFICITS DEMOGRAPHIC ASSUMPTIONS DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DEVOLUTION ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ELECTRICITY ENTERPRISE OWNERSHIP ENTERPRISE REFORM EXCESS DEMAND EXCHANGE RATE EXCHANGE RATES EXECUTION EXPENDITURES EXPORTS EXTRAORDINARY ITEMS FARMS FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SYSTEM FISCAL FISCAL DEFICIT FISCAL DEFICITS FISCAL EXPANSION FISCAL MEASURES FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN TRADE FREE TRADE GDP GDP PER CAPITA GOVERNMENT CONSUMPTION GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROSS FIXED CAPITAL FORMATION GROWTH RATE HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SPENDING IMPORT TARIFFS IMPORTS INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INFLATION INSURANCE INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVESTMENT INVESTMENT CLIMATE JUDICIARY LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET POLICIES LABOR MARKETS LICENSES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MINISTRY OF FINANCE MUNICIPALITIES NATIONAL BANK OF SLOVAKIA NATIONAL INCOME OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE PENSIONS PER CAPITA INCOME PRIVATE CONSUMPTION PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATIZATION PRODUCTIVITY PROFIT MARGINS PROFITABILITY PUBLIC DEBT PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT PUBLIC FINANCES PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ACT PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR DEFICIT PUBLIC SECTOR FINANCE PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SPENDING PURCHASING POWER RATIONALIZATION REAL GDP REDEMPTION REPUBLICS RETIREMENT SAVINGS SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL REFORMS STATISTICAL DATA STREAMS SURCHARGES TAX TAX BURDEN TAX RATE TAX REVENUES TERMS OF TRADE TRANSPORT UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES URUGUAY ROUND VALUE ADDED WAGES WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/06/2492170/slovak-republic-joining-eu-development-policy-review http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14629

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/06/2492170/slovak-republic-joining-eu-development-policy-review
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14629

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