A recent international conference, entitled Transition in Perspective offered an opportunity for the author to take stock of the achievements of the post-socialist economies since the regime change in 1989/90. The analysis was carried out in two dimensions, in the political and the economic one....

The proximity of the European Union, the prospect of membership, and actual entry by the New Member States (NMS) increased economic and financial integration in the region, leading to fast economic growth based on sizeable capital inflows. EU membership helped in developing sound macroeconomic...

Die Weltwirtschaft hat sich im dritten Quartal auf dem niedrigen Niveau des Vorquartals stabilisiert. Es wird nicht damit gerechnet, daß sich die Wirtschaftslage in den nächsten sechs bis zwölf Monaten spürbar verbessert. Die jährlich im Herbst gestellte Sonderfrage nach dem für die...