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Advancing Digital Maturity in Croatia's Higher Education System
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ISBN: 9264576894 9264981454 9264834745 Year: 2023 Publisher: Paris : OECD Publishing,

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The Croatian government views digitalisation as a way to improve access to higher education and increase its attractiveness. To this end, it is investing in modernising digital infrastructure and building capacity to effectively integrate digital technologies into the higher education sector. This report provides an account of the activities and findings of a project on assessing and improving digital maturity in Croatian higher education institutions, which was carried out by the OECD and funded by the European Union. The objective of the project was to provide support and advice to Croatian authorities as they develop their policy approach to higher education digitalisation. This report details the activities and outcomes of the project. It reviews international best practices related to enhancing the quality of digital higher education. It also provides technical guidance to public authorities on prioritising investments in various forms of digital infrastructure. Finally, it offers guidance to Croatian higher education institutions to support their strategic development process and their investment strategies with regard to digitalisation.

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Good local governance : application of European standards for local public services in France and Croatia
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ISBN: 9782802753582 Year: 2016 Publisher: Bruxelles : Bruylant,

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Pottery Production, Landscape and Economy of Roman Dalmatia
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ISBN: 1789690730 9781789690736 9781789690729 1789690722 9781789690729 Year: 2018 Publisher: Oxford Archaeopress

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This book presents interdisciplinary research carried out on the Roman sites of pottery workshops active within the coastal area of the province of Dalmatia as well as on material recovered during the excavations.


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Republic of Croatia : 2018 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Republic of Croatia.
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ISBN: 148439867X 1484398645 Year: 2019 Publisher: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund,

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This Article IV Consultation highlights that the economic expansion continues, driven primarily by private consumption and exports of goods and services. Discussions primarily focused on increasing the economy’s flexibility and resilience. Fiscal performance has been strong, however, the materialization of contingent liabilities from government guarantees is likely to reduce the overall surplus. Low public and private investment, and continued emigration appear to weigh on medium-term growth prospects. Downside risks in the near-term stem could be due to possible changes in regional or global economic and financial conditions, and the further realization of contingent liabilities. The IMF staff advocated for a moderately faster fiscal adjustment. The report recommends accelerating the pace of debt reduction that would build fiscal space and help reduce downside risks. The Central Bank may need to address potentially tighter external conditions while continuing with strong bank supervision and macroprudential policies. Additional measures to prevent excessive household borrowing could be considered if needed.


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Republic of Croatia : Selected Issues.
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ISBN: 1484337395 1484337379 Year: 2018 Publisher: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund,

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This paper reviews the relationship between real GDP growth and domestic bank lending to the private sector in Croatia after the 2008 global financial crisis (GFC), drawing on a cross-country analysis of European countries. Croatia’s recession was substantially longer compared to peers due to both domestic and external factors. Bank credit to the private sector was found to be important for economic growth, but less than often perceived, especially during a boom–bust cycle. Using empirical analysis, this paper confirms that the deleveraging of the private sector, particularly nonfinancial companies, was slow and contributed to Croatia’s prolonged recession. When provisions of nonperforming loans (NPLs) improved and the uncertainty following the GFC receded, credit supply increased, while demand for credit hesitantly picked up with the strengthening of the recovery. The paper thus reinforces that NPLs and how they are handled as well as real growth are important determinants for credit. These findings are supported by the cross-country analysis and corroborated by other studies.


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Public Sector Accounting, Auditing and Control in South Eastern Europe
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ISBN: 9783030033538 3030033538 Year: 2019 Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,

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This book comprehensively presents the current practice and further development paths of public sector accounting, auditing and control systems in 7 South Eastern European countries based on the contributions of highly-respected researchers. Each chapter is a study of the territorial organisation, public sector scope, formulation and execution of central government and local and regional self-government budgets, accounting and financial reporting reforms and practice, audit and other oversight (supervision) in the public sector, and challenges in the further development of public sector accounting and auditing of each country. It also provides insights into the challenges that SEE countries are faced with as they move towards the adoption of accrual accounting and the implementation of IPSAS and/or EPSAS, and offers a valuable reference resource for academics, researchers, students, auditors, public administrators, policy makers and standard setters. Gorana Roje is a head of division at the Ministry of State Assets, Croatia. Her research focuses on international and comparative public sector accounting, financial reporting and asset management. Her work has been presented at international conferences and published in scientific journals. Vesna Vašiček is Full Professor in Accounting at the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb, Croatia. Her teaching and research focuses on public sector and non profit accounting and financial reporting, managerial accounting and public sector performance management. She held the position of Chief Treasurer (MoF, Croatia) and of a Vice-Rector for Financial Management at the University of Zagreb. .


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EU Enlargement and Civil Society in the Western Balkans : From Mobilisation to Empowerment
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ISBN: 9783319918457 3319918451 Year: 2018 Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,

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"This book makes a significant contribution to our understanding of new modes of governance in the Western Balkans. It provides an empirically-grounded, comparative perspective on the impact of EU accession on state and non-state actors that is meticulous, detailed, and truly 'bottom-up'. It will rapidly become a key reference for scholars interested in the region, the impact of Europeanisation, and the ubiquitous institutions of 'civil society'." - Adam Fagan, Queen Mary University of London, UK "A comprehensive and insightful study into the growth, empowerment and limitations of civil society in the Western Balkans region that brings a timely and much needed shift away from a Eurocentric approach." - Antoaneta Dimitrova, Leiden University, The Netherlands "This excellent book makes a well-researched, timely contribution to the literature on the European Union's impact on the rule of law in EU candidate countries. Through in-depth original research, it demonstrates convincingly the scope and limits of civil society empowerment during the EU accession process." - Ulrich Sedelmeier, London School of Economics, UK This book examines civil society empowerment during the EU enlargement process. Building on extensive fieldwork, it compares mobilisation around rule of law issues in Croatia, Montenegro, and Serbia. Moving beyond the traditional focus on the top-down impact of EU support, it demonstrates NGOs' agency and analyses their shifting strategies throughout the membership negotiations. Its approach and findings will appeal to scholars and advanced students of EU integration, social movements, and the politics of South East Europe. Natasha Wunsch is Postdoctoral Researcher in the European Politics Group at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, and Associate Fellow with the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP). Her research has appeared, among others, in the Journal of European Public Policy, Acta Politica, and East European Politics.


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Mediating Spaces : Literature, Politics, and the Scales of Yugoslav Socialism, 1870-1995
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ISBN: 022802188X 0228021871 Year: 2024 Publisher: Montreal, Quebec : McGill-Queens University Press,

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In Mediating Spaces James Robertson offers an intellectual history of the diverse supranational politics of Yugoslav socialism, beginning with its birth in the 1870s and concluding with its violent collapse in the 1990s.


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Republic of Croatia : 2017 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for the Republic of Croatia.
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ISBN: 1484337352 1484337336 Year: 2018 Publisher: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund,

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This 2017 Article IV Consultation highlights that Croatia continued its third year of positive economic growth in 2017. Growth is expected to stay at similar levels in the near future but to decelerate over the medium term. Consumer prices increased at a moderate pace and wage growth was also moderate as unemployment remained high. The external current account is expected to record another strong surplus, underpinned by robust performance of exports and tourism and lower repatriation of profits as banks absorbed losses from Agrokor. The balance of risks has improved but vulnerabilities remain sizable as public and external debt levels are still high, and the full impact of the Agrokor restructuring is yet unknown.


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Republic of Croatia : Selected Issues.
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ISBN: 1484398750 148439870X Year: 2019 Publisher: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund,

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This Selected Issues paper explores how intersectoral vulnerabilities and risks have shifted over 2001–17, and especially after the Global Financial Crisis. It analyzes financial positions at the sectoral levels deposit taking institutions and non-financial corporations, households, the public sector, and the Croatian National Bank by disaggregating them into instruments, currencies, and maturities. The paper has employed balance sheet analysis (BSA) to gauge cross-sectional exposures and risks. The BSA approach is a method to study an economy as a system of interlinked sectoral balance sheets. The policies to reduce the remaining vulnerabilities have also been discussed in the paper. Standard macroeconomic indicators demonstrate that Croatia’s overall external vulnerabilities have declined since 2010. However, the balance sheet matrix shows little improvement in reduction of important cross-sectoral dependencies and liabilities to the rest of the world over 2010–17. One of the recommendations made is to encourage deleveraging through specific policy options and strategies.

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