附註:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Executive summary / Stephan Barisitz -- EU enlargement in 2004 -- a time to revisit transition challenges / Klaus Liebscher -- Toward a stronger Europe in the global economy / Horst Köhler -- The challenges of a wider and deeper Europe / Charles Wyplosz -- Capacity building challenges in the run-up to EU enlargement and beyond / Jean Lemierre -- Partnerships for capacity building -- a necessity rather than an option / Kipkorir Aly Azad Rana -- JVI and WTO -- beacons for navigating the waters of transition / Valeriy T. Pyatnytskiy -- Capacity building initiatives -- a personal account from the giving and receiving end / Josef Tošovský -- Meeting the challenges of enhancing capacity for development / Frannie A. Léautier -- The changing institutional needs of the transition economies and the role of the IMF / Saleh M. Nsouli -- Investing in human capital : experiences from OECD countries and policy lessons / Raymond Torres -- The importance of foreign-owned enterprises in the catching-up process / Alena Zemplinerová -- Intra-industry trade between the EU and the acceding countries : the impact of foreign direct investment on trade structures / Jarko Fidrmuc, Martin Djablik -- Trade integration in South-East Europe and the trade potential of Croatia / Boris Vujčić, Vedran Šošić -- The accession economies' rocky road to the euro / Barry Eichengreen -- EU enlargement and monetary integration -- the next steps : ERM II and beyond / Peter Mooslechner -- The ERM II milestone on the road to the euro -- the views of the acceding countries' central banks (panel discussion) / compiled by Zoltan Walko -- On the threshold of the 2004 EU enlargement / Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell -- Some remarks of good governance and sound finances / Josef Christl -- Fiscal cost of state-owned banks in selected economies of Central and Eastern Europe / Khaled Sherif -- The Romanian banking sector : progress, problems and prospects / Stephan Barisitz -- Fiscal discipline and the
摘要:The Economic Potential of a Larger Europe gives insights into past, present and future issues related to the ongoing EU enlargement process. Providing a unique forum for debate and a multiplicity of views and experiences from both high-profile academics and those who engage with enlargement on an implementation level, this book covers a wide range of topics that are key to a successful transition and integration process and thus to the provision of a prosperous growth environment within a larger Europe.