Uloga Svjetske banke u tranziciji Hrvatske – ekonomska ili socijalna izvedba?
Role of the World Bank in Croatia's Transition – Economic or Social Perfomance?
Author(s): Tomislav MaršićSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Fakultet političkih znanosti u Zagrebu
Keywords: structural programs of accommodation; deregulation; liberalization; pension system; labour laws; World Bank; Croatia
Summary/Abstract: The paper looks into the justifiability of cirticisms levelled at the role of the World Bank. The meaning and guidelines of two major legal and economic reforms in Croatia are outlined: the changes in labour laws and the implementation of pension reform. The first part of the text deals with the role of deregulation policy, which has probably improved labour market flexibility, but also significantly increased job insecurity. The second part is devoted to the pension reform as an example of privatizing public service sector. The paper investigates the goals of the World Bank as well as the local reform participants. The final part of the paper offers brief conclusions. The main argument is that the described structural accommodations have been designed primarily with the criterion of economic efficiency in mind while the social aspects have been systematically overlooked. U radu se razmatra opravdanost kritika uloge Svjetske banke. Skiciraju se značenje i odrednice dviju važnih zakonodavnih i gospodarskih reformi u Hrvatskoj: promjena radnog zakonodavstva i provedba mirovinske reforme. Prvi primjer nastoji istražiti ulogu politike dereguliranja, čime je vjerojatno poboljšana fleksibilnost tržišta rada, ali i znatno povećana nesigurnost radnika. U drugom se dijelu opisuje mirovinska reforma kao primjer privatizacije javnoga uslužnog sektora. U razmatranju se nastoji osvijetliti značenje Svjetske banke, ali i domaćih sudionika uključenih u proces reformi. U završnom dijelu rada ponuđeni su kratki zaključci. Glavna je teza ovog rada da su ocijenjene strukturne prilagodbe osmišljene primarno prema kriteriju ekonomske efikasnosti, dok su socijalni, odnosno društveni aspekti, sustavno zanemareni.
Journal: Politička Misao
- Issue Year: XLI/2004
- Issue No: 04
- Page Range: 72-91
- Page Count: 20
- Language: Croatian