Original scientific paper
THE ISSUE OF ISTRIA AND CROATIAN REGIONS FROM THE ASPECT OF PUBLIC OPINION
Goran Milas
; Institute for Applied Social Research University of Zagreb, Zagreb
Ivan Rimac
; Institute for Applied Social Research University of Zagreb, Zagreb
Abstract
Within public opinion polis completed prior to the elections for
the Chamber of Counties of the Croatian Parliament that took
place in January 1993, citizens' attitudes concerning the
fundamental problems of the regions they belonged to were also
examined. Certain regions were then compared regarding
hierarchy and the acuteness of current problems. It appeared that
the order of importance of the first five problems was mostly
identical throughout Croatia. Regional particularity was detected
only by multivariate statistical analyses - factor and discriminative
analyses. The Istrian strive towards greater autonomy is clearly
visible, but not more pronounced than the one in Dalmatia.
Whether this is an introduction to the spreading of the process of
autonomization to other Croatian regions will depend primarily on
how successful the government is in solving Croatia's burning
issues among which the most pressing is the constantly falling
standard of living.
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Hrčak ID:
33211
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Publication date:
1.7.1993.
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