Prethodno priopćenje
Differences in Attitudes on the Ultimate Effects of Privatization in Croatia
Krešimir PERAČKOVIĆ
; Institut društvenih znanosti Ivo Pilar, Zagreb
Sažetak
The opinion poll on privatization in Croatia has demonstrated a
high degree of citizens' dissatisfaction with the consequences of
privatization in Croatia. The public opinion on numerous issues
concerning privatization was examined: such as desirable and
realized goals, successfulness of privatized companies,
responsibility for the negative effects of privatization, the revision
of privatization and the role of privatization in the current social
crisis in Croatia (Rogić, Cengić, 1999). In this paper the author
went a step further in order to explore whether there were differences
in the examinees' opinions on the ultimate effects of privatization,
with regard to their membership in different social
groups which had not been equally touched by the consequences
of privatization.The answers of four different samples were compared:
of the sample of returning migrants, victims of the Croatian
War of Independence, general managers whose companies
entered the so-called coupon or mass privatization and the
sample of "ordinary" citizens. A unidirectional analysis of variance
determined statistically significant differences in seven (out
of eight) variables measuring attitudes on the ultimate effects of
privatization. A more detailed analysis (t-test) demonstrated significant
differences indicating a higher degree of criticism in none
other but the sample of the general public. It is interesting that
war-victims express, on average, a lesser degree of criticism than
the sample of ordinary citizens. The returnees have a somewhat
different opinion - of a smaller intensity of criticism, while managers
are more disappointed that the positive goals have not been
accomplished than critical towards the negative consequences.
However, the ranking of attitudes itself, concerning the ultimate
effects of privatization, indicates that, regardless of the differences in the intensity of certain attitudes as well as how much one has
experienced the impact of privatization "on one's own skin", negative
consequences are the only privatization heritage in Croatia.
Therefore, such a significant degree of dissatisfaction can
certainly be one of the more important factors influencing the citizens'
motivation and readiness for political change in Croatia in
2000.
Ključne riječi
Hrčak ID:
31545
URI
Datum izdavanja:
31.10.2000.
Posjeta: 2.118 *