The similarities and differences between the transition experiences of the Central European countries and the People's Republic of China are often, wrongly, taken as alternative approaches to the same problem. In reality, there is great complexity, not only in the environments of these two great...

Cet article analyse les echanges entre l’Union europeenne et les dix pays candidats, sous plusieurs angles: evolution des specialisations, effets de la segmentation internationale des processus productifs, nature des echanges et positionnement des Peco sur l’echelle de qualite. Il montre que...

Ten countries in Central and Eastern Europe have applied for EU membership and five of them (Estonia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovenia) have already begun negotiation for accession . All ten countries have Association agreements with the EU, which have liberalised most trade in...

The paper analyses the rapid progress and the consequences of China's integration in Asian production networks. International processing activities, based on Asian inputs and mainly carried out by Asian affiliates have been the engine of China's trade expansion in the nineties. China's position...

Les annees quatre-vingt dix ont vu la montee en puissance de la Chine sur differents marches mondiaux de produits, y compris ceux a forte intensite technologique. La Chine a pu prendre position dans ces secteurs, ou la demande internationale est forte et les gains de productivite importants, en...