1st Edition
Economic Dynamics in Transitional Economies The Four-P Governments, the EU Enlargement, and the Bruxelles Consensus
By Bruno Sergi
Copyright 2003
252 Pages
by
Routledge
252 Pages
by
Routledge
252 Pages
by
Routledge
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Learn more about the transitional economies of Central and Eastern Europe! This book examines the economic dynamics of Central and Eastern European post-Communist countries. It illuminates the paths these countries are taking toward restructuring their markets, increasing international trade, and bettering their connections with the European Union and other countries. Beginning with a... Read more
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- Introduction
- The Regional Context
- The Purpose of This Book
- Liberalization and Economic Hopes
- Synopsis
- Chapter 1. The Political Economy in Europe: The Three-P Governments
- Introduction
- A Formalized Methodology of Analysis
- The Microfoundations of Monetary Games
- Credibility and Inconsistency
- Inconsistency and Institutional Devices Toward Credibility
- The Eastern and Western Evidence
- Chapter 2. Accepting a Challenge: Joining the Western European Club
- Introduction
- Interactions and Conflicts in Economic Choices
- Structural Economic Convergence: An Alternative Approach
- Trade and Financial Integration
- Estimation Results
- Toward a Political Economy of Integration
- Chapter 3. Developments in Transitional Economies: “Syndromes” and Structural Breaks
- Introduction
- The Decisive Disputes
- Economic Slumps and The Syndromes
- The Underground Economy: A Syndrome?
- The Other Syndromes
- The Transformation up to the End of the 1990s
- From the 1990s to an Economy Without Syndromes
- Chapter 4. The Political Economy of Keynes, Schumpeter, and the Supply-Siders
- Introduction
- Provoking a Supply Response
- Recovery Persistence
- Common Fears
- Political Economy Conclusions
- Chapter 5. The Bruxelles Consensus and the Fourth-P Government
- Introduction
- The Definitive Issues
- A New Consensus versus a Second Lab Experience
- Is the Transformation Over?
- The Fourth-P Government
- A Paradigm for the Next Decade
- Appendix. Relevant Internet Addresses: Widening of the EU’s Boundaries
- Notes
- References
- Index
Biography
Bruno Sergi
