Europeanization and Regionalization in the EU's Enlargement to Central and Eastern Europe

Europeanization and Regionalization in the EU's Enlargement to Central and Eastern Europe
Author: J. Hughes
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2004-10-12
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0230503187
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This book is a study of EU conditionality and compliance during the enlargement to the Central and Eastern European candidate countries. EU conditionality for membership is widely understood as having been a driving force for Europeanization, providing incentives and sanctions for compliance or non-compliance with EU norms, such as the 'Copenhagen Criteria' and the adoption of the acquis communautaire . By taking regional policy and regionalization as a case study, this book provides a comparative analysis of the effects of conditionality on the Central and East European countries and explores the many paradoxes and weaknesses in the use of EU conditionality over time.

Central Europe towards Monetary Union: Macroeconomic Underpinnings and Financial Reputation

Central Europe towards Monetary Union: Macroeconomic Underpinnings and Financial Reputation
Author: Ronald MacDonald
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1461513855
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A key objective of the Central European Economies (CEE) on their transition path from planned to more market-oriented economies has been membership of the European Union (EU). The start of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) in 1999 has added membership of the EMU to the agenda for the CEEs. The task of the so-called Visègrad countries (the Czech and Slovak Republics, Hungary and Poland) of preparing for EU and EMU membership is the key theme underlying the papers contained in this volume. There are many issues to be resolved before the Visègrad countries are admitted into the EU, and this volume focuses on the issues relating to macroeconomic policies and financial sector structures. The chapters of Central Europe Towards Monetary Union: Macroeconomic Underpinnings and Financial Reputation contain new theoretical and empirical results and also comprehensive institutional overviews. The intended readership of the book is policy makers and economists working in the academic and financial sectors.

Slovenia

Slovenia
Author: Mojmir Mrak
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 506
Release: 2004-01-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780821357187
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Thirteen years after independence from the former Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia, Slovenia has become one of the most advanced transition economies in Central and Eastern Europe and will become a member of the EU in May 2004. This publication examines the country's recent political and socio-economic history, its transition to a market economy and the challenges that lie ahead. It includes contributions from Slovenia's president, a former vice prime minister, the current and previous ministers of finance, the minister of European Affairs, the current and former governors of the Bank of Slovenia, as well as from leading development scholars in Slovenia and abroad.