COMPETITIVENESS AND REGIONAL DISPARITIES IN SLOVAKIA: SELECTED ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Keywords:
regional disparities, economic indicators, competitiveness, FDIAbstract
The transformation of Slovak society since 1989 is reflected in the
development of Slovak regions, whether in the economic, political, cultural
or social spheres. This change is taking place in each of the Slovak regions
in a different way and with a different intensity. Various reforms have been
adopted at the national level to help activate development activities in the
regions and thus strengthen Slovakia‘s position in a united Europe. The
concept of regional development covers the problems of political, economic,
social and environmental development of the regions. There are several
indicators used to compare the differences between regions, but in this paper,
we have focused on economic indicators. Almost all economic indicators,
as well as the functioning of the economies of most countries, have been
dramatically affected by the still ongoing pandemic COVID-19. The impact
of the pandemic on individual indicators is beginning to be quantifiable these
days, and the data that give us room to assess the situation and predict future
developments are available.
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