BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CONDITIONS IN MORE ADVANCED TRANSITION ECONOMIES
Journal Title: European Journal of Business and Social Sciences - Year 2013, Vol 1, Issue 12
Abstract
Scientific literature lacks of the research on what barriers and business environment peculiarities an individual faces when starting up and developing self-employment in transition economies. The purpose of the article is to analyse what conditions of business environment are characteristic to transition economies during the transition period. With reference to the methodologies of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the World Bank and the Heritage Foundation, the peculiarities of business environment in advanced transition economies have been established considering the factors of micro and macro environment. The established peculiarities of business environment in advanced transition economies enable proposing the recommendations on the business environment improvement.
Authors and Affiliations
Grazina Startiene| dr. of social sciences (Economics), professor of of Kaunas University of Technology, the Faculty of Economics and Management, the Department of Economics and International Trade, address: Laisves str. 55; e-mail: grazina.startiene@ktu.lt, Rita Remeikiene (Corresponding Author)| doctor, and lecturer of Kaunas University of Technology, the Faculty of Economics and Management, the Department of Economics and International Trade, address Laisves str. 55; e-mail: rita.remeikiene@ktu.lt +370 616 24114
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