In the 1990s, the CIS region experienced a painful transformation following the collapse of the USSR and the command economy. For the less developed republics of the former USSR, this process was even more dramatic as they lost subsidies from the Union's budget and some of them suffered...

At the end of 1997 five transition countries - the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Poland, and Slovenia - were invited to start negotiations on their accession to the EU. Three other countries - Latvia, Lithuania, and Slovakia - may still join the first group. Two other countries - Bulgaria...

At the end of 1997 five transition countries - the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Poland, and Slovenia - were invited to start negotiations on their accession to the EU. Three other countries - Latvia, Lithuania, and Slovakia - may still join the first group. Two other countries - Bulgaria...

At the end of 1997 five transition countries - the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Poland, and Slovenia - were invited to start negotiations on their accession to the EU. Three other countries - Latvia, Lithuania, and Slovakia - may still join the first group. Two other countries - Bulgaria...

This volume presents six monographs of currency crisis episodes in two Latin American countries in 1994-1995 (Mexico and Argentine) and four Asian countries in 1997-1998 (Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Korea). The Asian part of this volume is supplemented with a short comparative note,...

The purpose of this study is to analyze the sources of economic growth in Ukraine, which has been observed from the second half of 1999. In addition, we intend to answer the question what is the sustainability of this growth, i.e. putting in other words, what are the chances and conditions for...