Part Four Economy and migration 32. How would you describe the present general economic situation in Macedonia? 1. Excellent 2. Good 3. Bad 4. Very bad 5. No answer/ Don't know 33. What is your expectation for the economic situation in the next several years? 1. Will be better 2. Will remain the same 3. Will be worse 4. No answer/ Don't know 34. Who is mainly responsible for providing economic development? 1. Central government 2. Local authorities 3. Private entities 4. Foreign organisations 5. Citizens 6. Political parties 7. Other 8. No answer/ Don't know 35. How important are the following characteristics for securing higher and more stable economic development? Very important Important Not so important Not at all important No answer/ Do n't know Hard work 1 2 3 4 5 Better education 1 2 3 4 5 Administrative and judiciary reform 1 2 3 4 5 Foreign direct investments 1 2 3 4 5 Entering the EU 1 2 3 4 5 36. How important are the following characteristics as a reason for the slow economic development of Macedonia? Very important Dissolution of the common Yugoslav market 1 Corruption 1 Incompetent management 1 in companies Poor government 1 management Inadequate education 1 Poor work performance by the employees 1 Important 2 2 2 2 2 2 Not so important 3 3 3 3 3 3 Not at all important 4 4 4 4 4 4 No answer/ Do n't know 5 5 5 5 5 5 37. Which economic sector should be a priority in Macedonia? 1. Agriculture 2. Industry 3. Services(tourism, banking, telecommunications etc.) 4. No answer/ Don't know Friedrich Ebert Stiftung 63