摘要：The presented paper pays attention to the regional disparities, which are one the current issues faced not only by geographically lar ge but also smaller countries. Even though our study discusses regional disparities only in Slovakia, its main goal is to provide some general conclusions and recommendations, which could initiate a potential international discussion in terms of exchange of good practices solving the presented issue. The first part of paper deals with basic terminology and justifies the meaning of the examination of regional disparities. In the second part, based on selected indicators, we identify the rate of regional disparities in Slovakia and we examine the trends in the development of the rate of regional disparities during the years 2000 -2012. The last part of paper examines the use of regional policy as a tool for mitigation of regional disparities in Slovakia.
关键词：regional disparities; Slovakia; mitigation of regional disparities; ; regional policy
