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Who and What Holds Back Reforms in Croatia? – The Political Economy Perspective ; Tko i što sprječava reforme u Hrvatskoj? – politekonomska analiza

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to explore the factors affecting reform patterns in Croatia in order to identify the main reasons for the (missing) reform success so far. The focus is on the analysis of the political system, especially on government fragmentation as one of the main features of proportional electoral rule and clientelism. In addition to political variables, economic factors are analysed as well. The obtained results show that reforms in Croatia were implemented during crises, that coalition governments are not conducive to reforms and that clientelism and corruption present significant obstacles for reform implementation in Croatia. Moreover, the results show that political cycles also have a significant effect, with reform activity slowing down as elections approach. This article contributes to the burgeoning debate on reform implementation (in the post-socialist societies) from the political economy perspective. ; Rad donosi analizu čimbenika koji utječu na proces provođenja reformi u Hrvatskoj, čime se nastoje identificirati glavni razlozi dosadašnjeg (ne)uspjeha u provođenju reformi. Istraživanje se u najvećoj mjeri fokusira na ulogu političkoga sustava, posebno fragmentacije vlade kao jedne od ključnih karakteristika razmjernog izbornog sustava te na klijentelizam. Osim političkih varijabli, u analizu su uključene i ekonomske varijable. Dobiveni rezultati pokazuju da su reforme u Hrvatskoj implementirane tijekom kriza, da koalicijske vlade nisu sklone provođenju reformi te da su klijentelizam i korupcija znatna zapreka provođenju reformi. Nadalje, rezultati upućuju na značajnost političkih ciklusa, uz usporavanje reformske aktivnosti s približavanjem izbora. Dobivenim rezultatima rad pridonosi sadašnjim istraživanjima političke ekonomije reformi u postsocijalističkim zemljama.

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