This thought-provoking book considers the global challenges and challengers to the economic supremacy of the West. Jan Winiecki explores the various problems that the West must deal with in order to remain an efficient competitor in the world economy. These, he argues, are primarily consequences...

Alternative strategies of economic development have received little attention in the literature. Academics rarely compare certain strategic features or assess the performance of different strategies in terms of outcomes. This book seeks to address that gap and to provide a theoretical background...

This article looks at the prospects of two emerging economic powers, Russia and China, to become major players in the world economy. The main economic thesis formulated by the author is that economies not only grow, but also undergo structural change. And to successfully accomplish second...

Although the extraordinary popularity of privatization in Eastern Europe evokes familiar images in the Western economies, in a number of respects the process in our region will be less similar to the "classic" Western model than to the experience of some underdeveloped countries. East European...

Introdcution -- 1. Overview of export performance of 'New Europe' / Matija Rojec and Maja Ferjancic -- 2. Changes in export patterns of the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland / Anna Wziatek-Kubiak -- 3. How to attract FDI and maximize its benefits / Beata S. Javorcik and Bartlomiej Kaminski --...