The impact of the crisis on the economy of the Slovak Republic

The bachelor thesis is dealing with the current economic crisis in the context of its impact on the economy of the Slovak Republic. Considering the methodology, the thesis is based on synthesis of different approaches and theoretical knowledges in order to systemize the course of crisis and to describe development of Slovak economy through the times of changing geopolitical organization of the world. The goal is to map the impact of the current economic and financial crisis on Slovak economic development in the time of pre-recession and post-recession with regard to the integration to the EU. The first chapter is focused on defining the key concepts complemented with the stances and thoughts of internal and external authors. The second chapter pays attention to the development of Slovak economy from its establishment oriented towards economic policy, macroeconomic indicators of internal and external balance during the economic transformation and integration to the international organizations. The final chapter is concentrating on specifics of Slovak economy during the crisis as well as on analysis of its impacts on economic policy, anti-crisis measures and macroeconomic indicators in comparison to the pre-recession status. At the same time, the theoretical knowledges in the first chapter are being confirmed. Bachelor thesis should provide coherent perspective on Slovak economy so as to better understanding of its governance in the times of forming a significant economic turning points