AbstractThe following sections are included:Political Reasons for EnlargementBeyond Economic ChallengesPolitical Challenges: Large versus Small StatesLack of HegemonyThe End of a Dynamic?The limits of western deepeningAgricultural policyComparing CEE and Southeast AsiaBeyond enlargementConclusion

AbstractThe following sections are included:EU Cross and Trans-Border CooperationThe initial model: La Grande regionThe Euro-regionBeyond Enlargement Policy: Stabilizing Unsecured Borders with the ENP“No institutions”The Macro-Regions“3 nos”: No new institutions, no new rules, no new...

AbstractThe following sections are included:The Theoretical FrameworkPolitical and economic dimensions of corruptionInfant, father, client and boss: Patronage and neo-patrimonalismThe European Transition Period“Red privatization”Domestic transformation in CEE: Privatization policyThe role of...

AbstractThe following sections are included:The EU Cohesion PolicyA vision of development: Efficiency and equityA hard public debateStrategy, objectives and tools of developmentASEAN: Cooperation, No Binding Rules and Step-by-Step ConstructionASEAN: A loose regional ensemblePolitical changes and...

AbstractThe following sections are included:Globalization and FlexibilityManagement through flexibilityGender issuesInternational Rules and Legal ObstaclesConclusion: Comparing Both Areas

AbstractThe following sections are included:Lack of Territorial Continuity and Borders: Lack of Sovereign StatesTerritorial Imbalances: Inter- and Intra-regional DisparitiesDisparities between member states and within both regionsCapital cities versus surrounding regionsPovertySocial Structures:...

AbstractThe following sections are included:Bureaucracies and Political EconomiesEconomic DependencyRegionalism and RegionalizationConclusion