Economic transition is a process of change from a centrally planned economic system to a market-based economy. The process started with the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. There were no theoretical foundations and experiences for the process of economic transition. The neoliberal Washington...

Whether international economic integration arrangements result in more liberal trade at the multilateral level cannot be proven with ease. Integration may start this process, but it may also reverse it. New mega-integration deals: the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Regional Comprehensive Economic...

The continuous enlargement of the European Union (EU) has been one of its greatest achievements and judging by the increasing number of EU member countries, one of its most successful policies. This primer considers the economic side of enlargement for the ‘new' EU members, and provides data...

The European Union (EU) has a splendid record concerning enlargement. Judging by the number of EU member countries, enlargement has been the most successful EU policy ever. The economic side of its eastern enlargement is a hybrid bag of effects for the EU's eastern countries. Membership in the...

The principal goal of integration in Europe in the post-Second World War period has always been the safeguarding of peace through economic integration. The European Union (EU) has overseen splendid economic achievements. A sign of that great success has been the EU's continuous enlargement....

Globalisation is one of the great economic and political stories of our times. There is a lot of confusion and disagreement in discussions since the process of globalisation means different things to different people. If globalisation is the outcome of the behaviour of transnational...

The emergence of new mega-integration blocs is an important current feature of the global economic system. The United States, the European Union and Japan intend to set on their own terms new rules for trade, investment and settlement of disputes for the coming generation. All other players will...

The objective of this article is to contribute to the ongoing discussion about the potential enlargement of the European Union (EU) 1. Ten countries with economies in transition, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Poland and Slovenia (the 'Luxembourg group'), Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania,...

The principal goal of integration in Europe has always been the safeguarding of peace through economic integration. The European Union (EU) has overseen splendid economic achievements. A sign of that great success has been the EU's continuous enlargement. The eurozone is the crown jewel in the...