and management of new regional policy in Croatia. The national strategy sets the context for balanced regional development …. As Croatia actively prepares for accession to the EU, it is crucial that it is well prepared for the implementation of EU …

The cross-border area between Croatia and Montenegro has similar development preconditions: large potential for tourism … Croatia-Montenegro 2007-2013 is the basis for our research and sustainability evaluation. As recognised in the Cross …

Croatia is geographically, historically and culturally a part of the European territory. Regions, as specific units … within a national territory, are defined differently on EU level than in Croatia, where counties are far too small to be … European Commission and Eurostat, Croatia has three "new" NUTS II regions (March, 2007): Adriatic, North-Eastern (Pannonian …

This paper investigates the main characteristics of regional clusters in EU 27 and Croatia. The special interest is … characterises regional clusters in EU 27 and Croatia, and what are the main tendencies in cluster development? The cluster survey in … research shows that clusters in EU 27 and Croatia differ in many dimensions: the point they arise, the type of products and …

citizens? needs for public services. Although decentralization process in Croatia started more than 10 years ago, it still has … capacity of local government units to provide an insight into the main problems of decentralization in Croatia. We show that … regional level in Croatia. We explore how local councilors at regional level in Croatia evaluate different goals of …

. This paper uses NUTS3 sub-regional data for Croatia from year 2000 onward to investigate the sources of the regional wages …

-thirds of total sub-national government spending in Croatia. Contrary, public spending on investment amounts up to only 20% of … of innovative local development in Croatia. …

disparities within the Croatia are still significant. The current economic crisis that has emerged in the Croatian economy has … aim of the paper is to find out if regional imbalances within Croatia have been more exposed by the current crises? This …