Das vorliegende Buch entstand in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Institut für Weltwirtschaft, Budapest. Es befaßt sich mit der Eingliederung West- und Osteuropas in die EWU. Schwerpunktmäßig werden dabei die wirtschaftliche Transformation und finanzpolitische Konvergenzkriterien diskutiert. Von...

In this important book, industrial and enterprise reform over the last decade in Eastern Europe is critically reviewed in light of increasing Eastern integration into the global economy. The authors argue for the further globalization of Eastern European enterprise networks as a condition for...

This book explores whether foreign direct investment (FDI) can contribute to the competitiveness of industries in Central Europe and to narrowing the gap between these transition economies and countries within the European Union. The Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia and Slovenia have attracted...

Potential new entrants to the European Union from Central and Eastern European countries face many challenges to achieve financial convergence with the existing EU nations. Using detailed case studies from Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland and analysis of cross country...

This book studies the impact of Egypt's Economic Reform and Structural Adjustment Programme (ERSAP), the effects of which have been of great interest to the international community. Organizations such as the World Bank and the IMF uphold the programme as a success story and example for other...

Nuevos enfoques sobre transformación económica ante el trasfondo de los problemas estructurales de Centroamérica / Helmut Nuhn -- La industria tradicional ante las nuevas condiciones de competencia : los casos de Honduras y Costa Rica / Tilman Altenburg -- La industria tradicional ante las...