This book examines Croatia's economic and political transformation over the last 30 years. It brings together the best political scientists, macroeconomists and public finance experts from Croatia to provide an in-depth analysis of the Croatian policy-making context and the impact of Europeanization upon its domestic institutional framework. The second part of the book scrutinizes the political economy context and Croatia's long-term? macroeconomic under-performance, especially in comparison to other transition economies. The final part explores sectoral public policies, including cohesion policy, education, health, pensions, and local government. The book offers a unique blend of Croatia's political economy framework? and public policy analysis.
INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1: Croatias post-communist transition experience: the paradox of initial advantage turning into a middle-income trap?
Zdravko Petak and Kristijan Kotarski
FIRST PART: POLICY-MAKING PROCESS IN THE NEWEST EU MEMBER STATE?
Chapter 2: Policy-making context and challenges of governance in Croatia?
Zdravko Petak
Chapter 3: The Europeization of Croatian Political System
Hrvoje `pehar and Ivan Pepi
Chapter 4: Political attention of Croatian governments? 1990-2015
Daniela `irini?
Chapter 5: Interest groups in the policy making process in Croatia
Igor Vida1ak and Kristijan Kotarski
Chapter 6: Political economy of corruption, clientelism and vote-buying in Croatian local government
Vuk Vukovi
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