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Book SynopsisThe contributors to this volume consider the consequences of Eastern enlargement of the EU for trade and investment in Europe, paying particular attention to the impact of removing technical barriers to trade, the key remaining constraint upon trade flows.
The principal impact of enlargement on trade and investment flows will be through access to the Single Market and the removal of non-tariff barriers. Such barriers arise from differences in the way that products are regulated across countries. This volume contains contributions which assess the significance of technical barriers to trade and the potential impact of their removal, based upon detailed analysis of actual trade flows and the results of firm surveys in four Central and Eastern European countries.
Enlargement, Trade and Investment is recommended to researchers in the field of international trade and those interested in the issue of the economic impact of enlargement. Scholars teaching about the European Union will also find this volume of great value.
Trade Review'This is a wide-ranging and informative book focused on issues associated with the enlargement of the EU. The volume contains a good mix of country-specific chapters and chapters devoted to topics that transcend individual countries.' -- Thomas Brewer, Georgetown University, US
Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. Enlargement, Trade and Investment: A Review of Economic Impacts 3. Transition without Accession: The Effects of Differential Integration on Trade and Welfare in Europe 4. Trade Structures, Quality Differentiation and Technical Barriers in CEEC-EU Trade 5. Technical Barriers to Trade and the Exports of Central and Eastern European Countries to the EU: An Overview 6. The Impact of Technical Barriers to Trade on Bulgaria’s Exports to the EU and to the CEFTA Countries 7. Technical Barriers to Trade: Hungarian Exports to the European Union 8. The Perception of Technical Barriers to Trade of Manufacturing Enterprises in Poland 9. The Process of Technical Harmonization with the European Union from the Perspective of Slovak Firms Index
