SVIBOR - Project code: 5-02-125

MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Strossmayerov trg 4, HR - 10000 ZAGREB
tel.: +385 1 459 44 44, fax: +385 1 459 44 69
E-mail: ured@znanost.hr

SVIBOR

SVIBOR - Collecting Data on Projects in Croatia

Project code: 5-02-125


UNITED EUROPEAN AREA - TARGET MARKET FOR CROATIAN AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD PRODUCTS


Main researcher: BABAN, LJUBOMIR (145841)


Assistants
Type of research: applied
Duration from: 01/01/91. to 12/31/93.
Papers on project (total): 3
Institution name: Ekonomski fakultet, Osijek (10)
Department/Institute: Department for economic research
Address: Stjepana Radića 17
City: 31000 - Osijek, Croatia
Communication
Phone: 385 (0)54 23-543
Fax: 385 (0)54 27-265
Summary: Four processes can be identified in the economies of the modern world: 1. Integration processes all over the world, and especially in Europe; 2. Disintegration processes (disintegration of the COMECON and East-European federations); 3. Transition of state (social) ownership into private ownership and of planned economy into market economy; 4. The search for the position of "third countries" in the new integration processes. The Republic of Croatia is a third country in relation to European integration processes. Although a young democratic country with a market oriented economic system and despite the imposed war, Croatia does not want to be autarkical. Croatia shall find its place in European integration. However, when market is concerned, agricultural and food products from the Republic of Croatia will have many obstacles in the European Economic Area. The aim of this research is to increase market penetration of food and agricultural products into this area.

Keywords: agricultural and food products, the Republic of Croatia, European Economic Community (EEC), European Free Trade Association (EFTA), European Economic Area (EEA), market

Research goals: This research has two basic aims: 1. To conduct market research on the European economic area; 2. To conduct research into the competitiveness of agricultural and food products from the Republic of Croatia on the markets of the European economic area. In other words, the aim of this research is to assess the capability of agricultural and food products from the Republic of Croatia to penetrate the markets of the European economic area. Expected results The process of transformation of socially-owned enterprises, the deregulation of the so-called agrarian maximum, commitment to market economy and other changes in the Europen economic area (especially after the eighth round of talks within the framework of GATT) will make agricultural and food products from the Republic of Croatia more competitive on the markets where European integration processes are taking place. Activities within the framework of the project The papers published so far belong to two categories: 1. Theoretical papers (research on international integration processes); 2. Empirical papers (research into conditions of management of agricultural and food products in the Republic of Croatia). The research tema will study standards, anti-dumping procedures, monetary unions, etc. In other words, the research team will try to enhance the transparency of West European markets.
Other information about the project.
MZT Croatian language SVIBOR Alphabetic list Sorted on project code Sorted on institutions Search help
Ministry of
Science and
Technology		 Croatian
language		 Svibor
homepage		 Alphabetic
list		 Sorted on
project code		 Sorted on
institutions		 Search Help
Last update: 10/14/95
Information: svibor@znanost.hr