Preliminary communication
https://doi.org/10.22598/iele.2025.12.1.6
THE INFLUENCE OF GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND DIFFERENCES IN THE STANDARD OF LIVING OF THE WESTERN BALKANS COUNTRIES COMPARED TO CROATIA AND SLOVENIA
Shkumbin Misini
orcid.org/0000-0001-6873-7672
; Faculty of Economics, AAB College, Prishtina, Republic of Kosovo
Agron Mustafa
orcid.org/0000-0002-3035-1800
; Faculty of Economics, AAB College, Prishtina, Republic of Kosovo
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* Corresponding author.
Abstract
The Western Balkans (WB6) countries are in the process of joining the European Union, but government decisions have a significant impact on their integration. To be accepted to the EU, these countries’ living standards must be equivalent to those of EU members. The aim of this paper is to assess and quantify how close the level of living standards in WB6 countries is to Croatia and Slovenia. The report analyzes and compares Western Balkan nations based on their per capita income from 2010 to 2023. The purpose of this paper is to examine the differences in living standards between the Western Balkan countries and Croatia and Slovenia. The countries (WB6) require around 21 years to achieve Croatia’s standard of living, and approximately 30 years to get close to the standard of living in Slovenia. The government actions of these Western Balkan countries are the primary driving force behind the impact of boosting Balkan inhabitants’ living standards.
Keywords
government policies; standard of living; countries divergence; WB6
Hrčak ID:
332622
URI
Publication date:
24.6.2025.
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