International linkages in the context of global and regional integration -- Trade integration of the Central and Eastern European countries and China : has it reached potential? -- Patterns and determinants of production fragmentation in world manufacturing trade -- Going global : trade,...

The main challenges the European Single Market is facing in the 21st century result from the enlargement to Central and Eastern Europe, the EMU, and the globalization of trade and investment that has aided the rise of competitive emerging markets. This state-of-the-art book provides fresh...