@article{Bednáriková_2022, title={COMPETITIVENESS AND REGIONAL DISPARITIES IN SLOVAKIA: SELECTED ECONOMIC INDICATORS}, volume={9}, url={https://sjpppa.fsvucm.sk/index.php/journal/article/view/135}, abstractNote={<p>The transformation of Slovak society since 1989 is reflected in the<br>development of Slovak regions, whether in the economic, political, cultural<br>or social spheres. This change is taking place in each of the Slovak regions<br>in a different way and with a different intensity. Various reforms have been<br>adopted at the national level to help activate development activities in the<br>regions and thus strengthen Slovakia‘s position in a united Europe. The<br>concept of regional development covers the problems of political, economic,<br>social and environmental development of the regions. There are several<br>indicators used to compare the differences between regions, but in this paper,<br>we have focused on economic indicators. Almost all economic indicators,<br>as well as the functioning of the economies of most countries, have been<br>dramatically affected by the still ongoing pandemic COVID-19. The impact<br>of the pandemic on individual indicators is beginning to be quantifiable these<br>days, and the data that give us room to assess the situation and predict future<br>developments are available.</p>}, number={1}, journal={Slovak Journal of Public Policy and Public Administration}, author={Bednáriková, Nikoleta}, year={2022}, month={Jul.} }