"The countries of the Western Balkans - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and the province of Kosovo - form a core European region. The region is known for its instability and recent history of wars and civil conflicts, but far less is known about the...

chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 Initial conditions: Yugoslavia and Albania -- chapter 3 The early reformers: Croatia, Macedonia and Albania -- chapter 4 The late reformers: BiH, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo -- chapter 5 Privatization and foreign direct investment -- chapter 6...