Structural changes and regional differentiation of industry in Serbia during the period of transition (1988-2005)

Abstract

The aim of this article is to present the effects of industrial restructuring, which are reflected in structural and territorial changes in the number of employees in Serbia, for one of the most difficult and the most catastrophic periods in its recent history - 1990-2005. This kind of research is of particular importance because it indirectly reveals fundamental processes and key issues of the policy of industrial restructuring and the policy of regional development in Serbia.

Cilj ovoga rada je da prezentira efekte prestruktuiranja koji se odražavaju na granske i teritorijalne promene zaposlenosti u industriji Srbiji, u jednom od najtežih i najkatastrofalnijih perioda u njenoj novijoj istoriji od 1988-2005. godine. Ovakva istraživanja su značajna jer se kroz njih posredno može zaključivati o fundamentalnim procesima i o ključnim pitanjima politike prestruktuiranja industrije i politike regionalnog razvoja u Srbiji.