OECD economic surveys : Slovak Republic 2014 / OECD.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, publisher.

Series:

OECD Economic Surveys. Slovak Republic, 1999-0588

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Slovakia--Economic policy.

Slovakia.

Slovakia--Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (122 p.)

Place of Publication:

[Paris, France] : OECD, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

OECD's 2014 Economic Survey of the Slovak Republic examines recent economic developments, policies and prospects. Special chapters cover reforming the public sector and spurring growth in lagging regions.

Contents:

Table of contents; Basic statistics of the Slovak Republic, 2013; Executive summary; Main findings; Key recommendations; Assessment and recommendations; Figure 1. Main growth and inequality challenges in Slovakia; Figure 2. Slovakia performs relatively poorly in most measures of material well-being; Short term economic challenges and fiscal policy; Figure 3. Main short-medium term economic indicators; Table 1. Macroeconomic indicators and projections; Figure 4. General government expenditure; Box 1. Constitutional national debt rules; Figure 5. Efficiency of tax collection is low

Recommendations for continuing and refining fiscal consolidationLong term growth challenges; Table 2. Labour market performance; Figure 6. Slovakia is specialised in low value-added manufacturing goods; Figure 7. Ensuring a transition towards cleaner activities; Reforming the public sector; Figure 8. The public administration lags behind in developing e-government tools; Figure 9. Management of public human resource is weak; Figure 10. There is room to improve the business environment; Figure 11. Absorption of EU funds; Box 2. Municipal and regional fiscal rules

Municipalities potentially constrained by the local debt rules from 2015Recommendations for reforming the public sector; Spurring growth in lagging regions; Figure 12. Regional disparity is high and increasing; Figure 13. Regional labour mobility is low; Figure 14. Public support is skewed to home ownership; Figure 15. Active labour market policies need to be refined to strengthen mobility; Figure 16. Minimum wages are not adapted to local labour market conditions; Figure 17. The low skilled have worse labour outcomes in lagging regions; Figure 18. Raising infrastructure is key

Figure 19. The capacity of central and eastern firms to absorb technology is weakRecommendations for spurring growth in lagging regions; Bibliography; Annex A1. Progress in structural reforms; Labour market; Education; Product markets; Public sector efficiency; Fiscal framework; Thematic chapters; Chapter 1. Reforming the public sector; Budget planning efficiency: Anchoring the budget process in longer-term perspective; Table 1.1. Sustainability requirements; Figure 1.1. Resource inputs and outcomes in the health sector

Allocative efficiency: Spending should address priorities more effectivelyFigure 1.2. General government spending; Figure 1.3. Composition of general government spending; Figure 1.4. Education outcomes in secondary education and spending per student; Figure 1.5. Government investment and infrastructures are low; Institutional efficiency: Reducing budget fragmentation and improving co-ordination; Box 1.1. Decentralisation in Slovakia; Management efficiency: Modernising the public administration; Figure 1.6. Resource inputs and performance in government general services

Figure 1.7. Public procurement

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 16, 2014).

ISBN:

9789264228115

926422811X

9789264207066

9264207066