DEVELOPMENT TRENDS AND INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES IN KOSOVO AND METOHIJA IN THE FIRST FIFTH OF THE 21st CENTURY

Abstract

This paper is about basic development trends in Kosovo
and Metohija during the period 2003-2017. The
focus is on the missed opportunities for increasing
economic and social well-being in the KiM area. Besides
this, an important aspect of the analysis carried
out in this paper relates to the quality of the state governance
and building institutional capacities. In the
empirical analysis, three scenarios were used to show
the backlog of the KiM area, i.e. the lost GDP per
capita of Kosovo* caused by the inability to take advantage
of the wider space of our country. The results
of the research show that special attention has to be
paid to the rule of law, the efficiency of governance
and the control over corruption in Kosovo*. The integration
of Kosovo* with the educational, research
and economic space of Serbia and the EU could lead
to the overall progress of our country as a whole.