Slovenia

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Slovenia

• Application of the
• Productivity Triad

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Brief background

• 2 million people
• Pre-1991 Export powerhouse of Yugoslavia
• popl. 8
• prod. 20 of gdp
• exports 29

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1991 Breakaway

• Export collapse
• Output collapse GDP declined 30 between 1987
  and 1993
• 1993 inflation 23 u 15 interest rates
  (real) between 5 and 37

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Recovery and transition

• Real annual growth in GDP 1997-2001 4.2
• GDP per capita 2001
• EU 100
• Slovenia 72 (2 job tradition)
• Enters EU April 2004

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Pre-KONLES

• 1989 Yugoslavia government funded project called
  The Program for the Restructuring of the Yugoslav
  Economy Through the Development of Small and
  Middle sized Enterprises and Entrepreneurship.
• Strategy document Restructuring the Slovenian
  Wood Processing Industry

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Formation of Konles

• Restructuring the Wood Processing Industry
  According to the Principles of the New
  Competition funded by Ministry of Science and
  Technology 1990-1992.
• Formation of Konles as a vehicle for production
  restructuring
• Vision flexible specialization
• Agency by-laws agreed, 10 participating
  companies each put up DM20,000. Appointed Renata
  Vitez as Managing Director.

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Productivity triad micro