{"product_id":"the-middle-income-trap-in-central-and-eastern-europe-causes-consequences-and-strategies-in-post-communist-countries-9781805391814","title":"The Middle-Income Trap in Central and Eastern","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tSince the 1990s, the economic development of Central and Eastern Europe has maintained high economic growth rates, seemingly leading to an era of prosperity. This very positive vision of future economic success, linked to current political backlash and a long history of economic adversity, is a thin veil of the economic “way west” for so-called transition countries. \u003cem\u003eThe Middle-Income Trap in Central and Eastern Europe\u003c\/em\u003e examines the reality of the diminishing marginal utility of further international investments alongside the pitfalls of higher government spending to cultivate innovation which ultimately makes foreign capital less attractive. In this volume authors from diverse disciplinary perspectives reflect on current debates surrounding the developmental bottlenecks in East-Central Europe. Their common goal is to analyze the manner of socio-economic transformation, question of the relevance and impact of the “middle-income trap” and identify possible ways to escape it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction: \u003c\/strong\u003eTransformation of the Transformation? The Middle Income Trap and the Search for a New Development Strategy in the Post-Communist States of Central and Eastern Europe\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eYaman Kouli and Uwe Müller\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePart I: Historical Legacies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1. \u003c\/strong\u003ePoland’s Communist Heritage and Its Impact on Post-1990 Economic Development\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eYaman Kouli\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2. \u003c\/strong\u003eInstitutional Development and Growth as Outputs of Early Transition Policies\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eTal Kadayer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePart II: Development Strategies on the Economic, Entrepreneurial and Individual Level\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Middle-Income Trap and Its Narrow Escape Hatches: Dependent Development and FDI-Led Growth in Romania\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eCornel Ban and Zoltán Mihály\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. \u003c\/strong\u003eBetween Domestic Entrepreneurship and Global Technology Chains: Upgrading Paths of Two Large IT Firms from Poland\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eGrzegorz Lechowski\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Value of Return Migration - The Case of Bulgaria\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eBirgit Glorius\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePart III: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Impact of European Integration\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Winners and Losers of Economic Openness: Eastern Europe’s Growth Path Post-1989\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eKiril Kosse\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7. \u003c\/strong\u003eDevelopmentalist Illusion? EU Cohesion Policy, Dependent Development, and the State in East Central Europe\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eDaniel Šitera\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8. \u003c\/strong\u003eEast-Central Europe: The Eternal Periphery of the EU?\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eChristian Schweiger\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9. \u003c\/strong\u003eCohesion Policy for Escaping Middle-Income Trap\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAndrea Filippetti and Raffaele Spallone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eConclusion: \u003c\/strong\u003eConclusion and Outlook\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eUwe Müller\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042815967575,"sku":"9781805391814","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781805391814.jpg?v=1750955766","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-middle-income-trap-in-central-and-eastern-europe-causes-consequences-and-strategies-in-post-communist-countries-9781805391814","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}