The Prolonged Transition - an Obstacle for Macedonia's Integration in Euro-Atlantic Structures

Abstract

This paper deals with different aspects of transition and the ways to overcome it.Different challenges countries in transition face take place in this respect, particularly in the Republic of Macedonia. Theoretical approaches and practical aspects of the impact and consequences of the prolonged transition are given in this paper, as wellas the possibilities of escaping from this situation caused by the process of transition.Transition, as a process of radical changes in social structures, by changing the economic structure of the society, for a short time changes the material position and the social status of people. It is already known that the transition period is manifested with the overall transformation of people's social lives and their livingcircumstances. As a multidisciplinary phenomenon, the transition in society has always been presented as a focus of great importance by scientific workers. Lots ofscientists and scholars such as J.K. Galbraith, Karl Paper, Alvin Toffler, F. Fukuyama, A.Heywood, David Easton, etc., have considered transition as a social change from the industrial to the information-postindustrial level.