The empirical analysis of the determinants of institutional development in transition countries as well as the qualitative country studies summarized in this publication allow for some optimism concerning a potential impact of the EU on institution building and governance quality in CIS...

Europe becomes larger, more ambitious, and, at the same time, more heterogeneous. In this context, institutional development in new and potential member countries determines the success of both political and economic integration. Taking EU-15 as a benchmark, this contribution demonstrates that...