Back to the Balkans: a journey throughout history -- The process of EU enlargement toward Central and Southeast Europe: an appraisal of past developments -- Issues and perspectives of Southeast European integration process: democracy, human rights, and the rule of law -- The political economy of...

This book explores the economic and social development of the Western Balkan region, a group of six countries that are potential candidates for EU membership. It focuses on the key economic issues facing these countries, including the challenge of promoting economic growth, limiting public...

Mit dem Ende der politischen Spaltung Ost-West ist Österreichs Wirtschaft von einer Randlage ins Zentrum Europas gerückt. Das Land hat damit seine Stellung in Ost- und Südosteuropa stark ausbauen können. Der Band beschäftigt sich mit diesen Veränderungen in den letzten zwei Jahrzehnten....

The end of the Cold War changed the political landscape of the Black Sea area and the Middle East completely: In the North-East, the collapse of the Soviet Union was followed by the nascence of new sovereign nation states - with all the problems of nation building and all the costs of going...