The New Europe

From the blurb on the book: ‘The late 1980s were a political and economic watershed for Europe. The European Community was embracing the Single Market programme of 1992 and moving along the road to greater monetary union. At the same time most East European countries were undergoing dramatic political reform and also taking the first steps towards becoming market economies. The combination of these events has focused the attention on the problems of integrating Eastern Europe into the rest of the European and international economy. However, there is little information on existing trade relations between East and West Europe. Susan Senior Nello makes an important contribution by reviewing and analysing both relations before 1988/89 and the economic reforms and new mechanisms introduced in recent years. Her analysis includes details of trade agreements, trade patterns and consideration of the impact of German unification on the EC and prospects for trade relations in the 1990s.’ The first half of the book deals with the historical background of trade relations before 1988/89 (including the application of the common commercial policy to Eastern Europe; anti-dumping mechanisms; export credits; trade patterns, and agricultural trade). The second part of the book analyses the economic transition of Eastern Europe; Western measures to aid the transition process; the tightening links between the Community and Central-East Europe; new forms of association and integration in Europe; interfirm co-operation and joint ventures and the implications of German unification.