STRUCTURAL CHANGES OF CROATIAN MANUFACTURING

The first part of this paper analyses the theoretical basis of structural changes that developed countries went through, especially the process of tertiarization and deindustrialization. The second part of the paper analyses the basic aspects of structural changes that happend in Croatian manufacturing in the period between 1996 and 2003. Two aspects of these structural changes have been analysed: a) the size of the enterprise (small, medium, and large), and b) the aspect of different industries within manufacturing - classification based on the National Classification of Economic Activities. Variables taken into account are employment, total revenu and salaries