The accession of ten new members to the European Union on May 1st 2004 was among the most significant developments in the history of European integration. Based upon studies conducted by the European Forecasting Network, this 2006 book analysed key aspects of the impact of this enlargement with refe...

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Other Authors:	Artis, Michael J. (Editor), Banerjee, Anindya (Editor), Marcellino, Massimiliano (Editor)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2006
Subjects:	Europäische Union European Union / Europe, Eastern European Union / Europe, Central Wirtschaftspolitik Europäische Integration Erweiterung Europe, Eastern / Economic policy / 1989- Europe, Central / Economic policy Osteuropa Aufsatzsammlung
Online Access:	DE-12 DE-473 Volltext
Summary:	The accession of ten new members to the European Union on May 1st 2004 was among the most significant developments in the history of European integration. Based upon studies conducted by the European Forecasting Network, this 2006 book analysed key aspects of the impact of this enlargement with reference to eight of the ten new Member States, namely the Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs). It demonstrated that the enlargement had the potential to create profound consequences for both the new Member States and the pre-accession members of the Union, given the unparalleled magnitude of the enlargement, the fact that the CEECs had levels of prosperity and economic development well below the Union average, and their history of participation in centrally planned regimes. The contributions examined regional policy, the debate about accession to the EMU, the macroeconomic trajectories of the Central and Eastern European economies and their likely development
Item Description:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xxi, 398 pages)
ISBN:	9780511493515
DOI:	10.1017/CBO9780511493515