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Romania identified competition as key to its effective economic development and is positioning the Competition Council to become more visible and effective. Improving Romania’s competitive environment will attract new firms, weed out inefficient ones, and enhance growth potential. An effective competition policy leads to success in the areas of Romania's domestic market efficiency, economic growth and European market integration. Following a comprehensive functional review of the Romanian Competition Council carried out by the World Bank in 2010, weaknesses, needs and priorities were identified. This book presents the results of the World Bank’s Advisory Services which were designed to p...
The report examines recent trends in Croatia's in trade, productivity, innovation performance and policy governance framework, to help identify priorities for the development of the country's Smart Specialization Strategy, which is an ex-ante conditionality for access to the EU's Structural and Investment Funds over the 2014-20 programming period.
Between 2003 and 2008, Croatia's rapid growth was fueled by rising domestic consumption, growingdeficits, an increased dependence on international finance. Such growth is unlikely to resume in the nearfuture, imposing social and economic costs. In this context, exports are critically important for Croatia'sdevelopment and employment generation. However, the country's trade performance has been lacklustersince the financial crisis. Export openness is lower than in countries with similar income levels, and thecountry's per capita GDP has stagnated. Low export diversification, weak competitiveness, and reducedtechnological sophistication help to explain stagnant exports. The fundamental problem...
Why do women in most developing countries lag behind men in literacy? Why do women get less schooling than men? This anthology examines the educational decisions that deprive women of an equal education. It assembles the most up-to-date data, organized by region. Each paper links the data with other measures of economic and social development. This approach helps explain the effects different levels of education have on womens' fertility, mortality rates, life expectancy, and income. Also described are the effects of women's education on family welfare. The authors look at family size and women's labor status and earnings. They examine child and maternal health, as well as investments in chi...