The Return To Europe The Reintegration of Eastern Europe into the European Economy

by Smith, Alan

• ISBN13: 9780312232627
• ISBN10: 0312232624
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-08-05
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

A major gap still exists between the income levels and economic structures of the accession states and the existing members of the EU. This book examines the ability of the central and south east European economies to withstand the competitive pressures on entry to the EU. These economies are still experiencing major structural problems inherited from communism.

Author Biography

Alan Smith is Reader in the Economic and Social Studies of Eastern Europe at the University of London.

Table of Contents

List of Tables	viii
Preface	xii
List of Abbreviations	xiv
The Background to Eastward Enlargement	1	(25)
International Trade Theory and EU Enlargement	26	(19)
Statistical Tests and Problems of Measurement	45	(19)
East European Economic Relations Under Communism	64	(34)
The Basic Features of Trade Relations between the EU and the Applicat States	98	(26)
Factor Intensity and Technological Levels in Trade in Manufactured Goods between the CEE-10 and the EU	124	(22)
Revealed Specialisation and the Competitiveness of the CEE Economies	146	(29)
Conclusions: Prospects for Integration	175	(17)
Appendix: CEE and EU Imports	192	(8)
Notes	200	(5)
Bibliography	205	(6)
Index	211