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Table of contents; Basic statistics of the Slovak Republic, 2013; Executive summary; Main findings; Key recommendations; Assessment and recommendations; Figure 1. Main growth and inequality challenges in Slovakia; Figure 2. Slovakia performs relatively poorly in most measures of material well-being;...

Recommendations for continuing and refining fiscal consolidationLong term growth challenges; Table 2. Labour market performance; Figure 6. Slovakia is specialised in low value-added manufacturing goods; Figure 7. Ensuring a transition towards cleaner activities; Reforming the public sector; Figure 8...

Municipalities potentially constrained by the local debt rules from 2015Recommendations for reforming the public sector; Spurring growth in lagging regions; Figure 12. Regional disparity is high and increasing; Figure 13. Regional labour mobility is low; Figure 14. Public support is skewed to home o...

Figure 19. The capacity of central and eastern firms to absorb technology is weakRecommendations for spurring growth in lagging regions; Bibliography; Annex A1. Progress in structural reforms; Labour market; Education; Product markets; Public sector efficiency; Fiscal framework; Thematic chapters; C...

Allocative efficiency: Spending should address priorities more effectivelyFigure 1.2. General government spending; Figure 1.3. Composition of general government spending; Figure 1.4. Education outcomes in secondary education and spending per student; Figure 1.5. Government investment and infrastruct...

Figure 1.7. Public procurement