Slovakiet udvikler sig hen imod planøkonomi, en socialistisk nationalisme eller national socialisme; navnlig i Mellemslovakiet ser man det meget tydeligt, hvor vi også finder antikverede storindustrielle strukturer.
In Slovakia the trend is to a command economy, to socialist nationalism or nationalist socialism; this is especially evident in central Slovakia, where, as it happens, we also find antiquated megalithic industrial structures.