The aim of this final paper is to find ways to "abort" the negative economic trends in the Republic of Croatia and reverse these developments, which have the characteristics of an atypical economic model. This paper will also possible solutions to the current major problems in the Republic of Croatia (hereinafter: Croatia) and how these problems affect the economy in this country. The aim is also to find out which economic policy measures will stabilize and maintain full employment in order to provide a framework for their implementation. Answers are also provided to the questions of what the framework for growth and full employment should include, as well as what economic policies for growth and full employment should include. The impact of innovation and competitiveness on the economy will be explained, as well as what kind of economic structure can ensure the reduction of unemployment and the driving force of the economy. In addition, it will try to find out what the tasks of economic policy are and what determines economic productivity. In order to meet the challenges and objectives of this research and to establish the connection with the effects of globalization and the economic crisis, the official data of the relevant institutions are analyzed and the conclusions of individual authors of scientific and professional publications are discussed. Subsequently, the paper 1) explains how the great global financial and economic crisis of 2008 led to the situation in which Croatia finds itself today, 2) shows which economic policy measures can lead to growth and full employment, and 3) argues how one of the biggest problems of our time, unemployment, could be reduced.