Characteristics of the Slovenian Entrepreneur between 1960 and 1990

It is generally believed that Slovenia was the best prepared to enter the European Union and the common currency (the euro) among all the other former communist countries. Today's relatively successful starting point of the Slovenian economy was influenced by numerous directors that in the period between 1960 and 1990 either improved economic foundations that were already established before the Second World War or developed new centers of economic prosperity. The task of this project, in which professionals from several disciplines are participating, includes: - Describing the characteristics of the transition from a military to a political and, later, civil economy; - Presenting in a more detailed manner the maneuvering area that the directors had at their disposal and the mechanisms that they used to achieve successful economic operations; - Presenting the characteristics of structurally-based conflicts and constant frictions between politics predominantly directed from one center and the economy, which sought market niches and suitable space for expansion. For the presentation of these views, the accounts of the creators of Slovenian economic success themselves are the most important. Consequently, research is based on the narrative interview as the technique that enables the narrator, in this case the director, to articulate his or her view on the situation of that time. Together with an analysis of appropriate archival material we will thus obtain a dual insight into the time when the Slovenian economy was forming.