Slovenia: What People Know About Economy

The article shows Slovenians, similar to people from other transition countries, did not have the opportunity to learn the legal aspects and functioning of market economy in schools. Only after the historical changes in 1990s the opportunities have occurred that mass media would take on their educational function. Small shareholders are owners of up to 20 per cent of some companies but they did not have enough knowledge about dealing with property. Authors tested these hy-potheses, related to the population and companies, with a questionnaire.