EU Eastern Enlargement and the Russian Transformation Crisis

Abstract

Eastern EU Enlargement: Developments, Problems and Policy: Introduction.- The Community Facing the Start of the Euro.- Eastern Europe After the First Transition Stages.- Agenda 2000 and Institutional Challenges for Accession Countries.- Theory of Economic Integration and Application to Enlargement.- Normative Perspectives: Policy Challenges and Options for EU-15.- EU Eastern Enlargement and Russia.- The Russian Transformation Crisis: Origins, Analysis and New Policy Requirements: Introduction.- From Socialist Distortions to the Transformation Crisis.- Towards a Functional Institutional Framework.- Towards a New Transformation Strategy.- Devaluation, Sequencing and the Significance of Structural Aspects in Capital Flows.- Summary and Conclusions.- Appendix: Theory of Spatial Competition and Interdependency of Competition and Trade Liberalization.- Efficient External Liberalization in Russian Transformation: Introduction.- Traditional and New Approaches for External Liberalization.- Policy Conclusions for Russia.- Appendix: Towards a New Russian Transformation Strategy - Lessons from Failed Transition and Ingredients for Sustainable Reform.- The Role of International Organizations: International Crisis Management: The IMF's Medicine for Asia and Russia.- Economic Stability Aspects.- New Issues in International Economic Relations: Liberalization of Telecommunication, Green Problems and Social Standards.- International Organization and Sustainable Globalization.- Appendix: Towards a WTO Facility.