New Europe is a rhetorical term used by some analysts to describe European post-communist transition success stories. The term implies their recent return to European, or more precisely Western civilization, but suggests - given their (forced) communist detour - that there is no single Pan-European identity in the EU. This book examines the nations that make up the so-called New-Europe (those that joined the European Union in 2004) to look at the economic competitiveness in comparison with each other and the rest of Europe.
The editor - a leading scholar on transition economics - draws together contributions from a wide range of contributors to look at this important issue. These essays stress the interaction between successful transition measures creating an encouraging, more transparent, liberal (i.e. free market) environment on the one hand and the inflow of foreign investors encouraged by that environment on the other.
Author(s): Jan Winiecki
Series: Routledge Studies in the European Economy
Edition: 1
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 203
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 6
Copyright......Page 7
Contents......Page 8
Contributors......Page 10
Introduction......Page 12
1 Overview of export performance of ‘New Europe’: Theoretical underpinnings and empirical evidence......Page 26
2 Changes in export patterns of the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland......Page 63
3 How to attract FDI and maximize its benefits......Page 85
4 Multinational corporations and export competitiveness of ‘New Europe’*......Page 108
5 A new international division of labor in Europe: Outsourcing and offshoring to East-Central and Eastern Europe......Page 133
6 From crisis to crisis? Textile and clothing industries in Hungary......Page 148
7 How much do trade and FDI: theories help in analyzing competitiveness-related issues?......Page 168
8 How much are studies of competitiveness worth? Some reflections on the issue......Page 185
Index......Page 200
