The transformation from a closed and inward-looking economy to an active integration into the European Union is one that a number of countries are facing. This book examines the experience of southern European countries where such transformation has occurred within a short space of time and has been
Economic Transformation, Democratization and Integration into the European Union: Southern Europe in Comparative Perspective
β Scribed by Heather D. Gibson (eds.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 381
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xx
Economic Change in Southern Europe: Prospects for Convergence....Pages 1-29
Economic Change and the Process of Democratization in Southern Europe....Pages 30-74
The Internationalization of Southern European Economies....Pages 75-118
Tourism as an Agent of Economic Transformation in Southern Europe....Pages 119-148
Labour Market Segmentation and Informal Work....Pages 149-192
Industrial Policy for Southern Europe....Pages 193-230
The Comparative Politics of Industrial Privatization: Spain, Portugal and Greece in a European Perspective....Pages 231-273
The Changing Role of Finance in Southern European Economies: Will There be an Improvement in Economic Performance?....Pages 274-305
The Communityβs Redistributive and Development Role and the Southern European Countries....Pages 306-342
Concluding Remarks....Pages 343-354
Back Matter....Pages 355-360
β¦ Subjects
European Union Politics; International Economics; Economic Systems; Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics; International Relations
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