Fiscal Decentralization Reforms and Local Government Efficiency: An Introduction -- Fiscal Decentralization in Bulgaria -- Fiscal Decentralization in the Czech Republic -- The Fiscal Decentralization in Hungary -- The Fiscal Decentralization in Poland -- The Fiscal Decentralization in Romania --...

Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Impact of the 2008 Financial Crisis -- Chapter 3 National Intellectual Capital Development of the Five Emerging European Countries -- Chapter 4 Beyond the 2008 Global Financial Crisis -- Chapter 5 Future Prospectives and Policy Implications.

During the past few years all the regions of Europe have suffered from the effects of the World Financial Crisis. Most notably in Eastern Europe, countries have adopted different approaches to combat the crisis and the impact has been varying - politically, economically and socially. This book...

Over the last decade, Europe has experienced not only sweeping political, economic and social changes but also turbulent demographic developments which will to a great extent influence the region, its countries and their populations. The book presents a comprehensive overview of the recent...

Albania -- Baltic Republics -- Estonia -- Latvia -- Lithuania -- Bulgaria -- Commonwealth of Independent States -- Armenia -- Azerbaijan -- Belarus -- Georgia -- Kazakhstan -- Kyrgyzstan -- Moldova -- Russia -- Tajikistan -- Turkmenistan -- Ukraine -- Uzbekistan -- Czech Republic -- Hungary --...

chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 Banks and their role in a modern market-oriented economy -- chapter 3 Banking under socialism -- chapter 4 Transition, liberalization, banking crises and reform policies (up to around 2000) -- chapter 5 Post-transition crisis developments, strengths and...

Die sektorale Lohndifferenzierung im verarbeitenden Gewerbe hat in den berücksichtigten zentraleuropäischen Ländern in den letzten zehn Jahren zugenommen. Die in den betrachteten EU-Beitrittsländern geschaffenen Arbeitsplätze fallen in erster Linie in die Kategorie arbeitsintensive Branchen...