Economic Transition in Central and Eastern Europe: Planting the Seeds

Authors

Daniel Gros, Centre for European Policy Studies, Brussels
Alfred Steinherr, Sacred Heart University

Document Type

Book

Publication Date

2004

Abstract

Analysing the key problems facing the transition countries in Central and Eastern Europe, this book describes the legacy of the central planners, the progress achieved so far and the need for further reforms. It documents the outstanding successes and failures, and analyses why certain approaches to transition have worked and others have not. It tests where transition is over and shows how some countries have graduated from 'transition' to 'integration' through their efforts to join the European Union (EU). It discusses the costs and benefits of the eastern enlargement of the EU. The specific experiences of German unification, the Soviet Union's disintegration, and Russia's complex reforms are examined, as are the specific issues that need to be addressed in the Balkans. The book concludes by indicating how the expanding EU could help the poor performers through inclusion in a continent-wide integrated economic area.

Comments

ISBN 9780521826389

Revision of: The first ten years of transition. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 2001.

At the time of publication Alfred Steinherr was Chief Economist at the European Investment Bank.

Recommended Citation

Gros, D., & Steinherr, A. (2004). European transition in Central and Eastern Europe: Planting the seeds. Cambridge University Press.