Industries and Markets in Central and Eastern Europe

Contents: Foreword, Dr. Zeljko Rohatinski, Governor of the Croatian National Bank; Preface; Introduction, Bruno S. Sergi, William T. Bagatelas, and Jana Kubicová; New industry policy in the post-communist countries: globalization, regionalization, FDI and multinationals, Aristidis Bitzenis; International expansion strategies: a novel framework and its application to the ten new EU countries, Dirk Panhans and Lutz Kaufmann; How international trade ties influence democratization: the case of the post-Soviet states, Mikhail Balaev and Caleb Southworth; The making of the concept of the EU-Russia common economic space, Evgeny Vinokurov; The dynamics of innovation in post-communist countries: opportunities and challenges, Per Högselius; Alternative international trade policies and the role of foreign aid for transition economies, John Marangos; Agriculture reforms and development in East-Central Europe, Pavel Ciaian and Ján Pokrivcák; Practices and policies in building relationships with stakeholders, Dovile Juršyte and Gediminas Ramanauskas; The state of the capitalist state in East-Central Europe: towards the Porterian workfare post-national regime?, Jan Drahokoupil; Index.