Leading sociologists, economists, and political scientists here analyze current changes in Central and Eastern Europe. Drawing on a range of contemporary perspectives (such as evolutionary economics, and network analysis) they question many of the assumptions associated with the notion of...

Shipbuilding has changed from a "heavy industry" to become a capital- and technologyintensive activity over the last decades. While Japanese, South Korean and Western European yards dominate the merchant shipbuilding market so far, Eastern European yards are increasingly active, in particular in...