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Economic transformation, democratization and integration into the European Union : southern Europe in comparative perspective / edited by Heather D. Gibson.
Lippincott Library HC244.5 .E523 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Politics and government.
- Economic policy.
- Economic conditions.
- Europe, Southern--Economic conditions.
- Europe, Southern.
- Europe, Southern--Economic policy.
- Europe, Southern--Economic integration.
- Europe, Southern--Politics and government.
- European Union--Europe, Southern.
- European Union.
- Southern Europe.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 360 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Houndsmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave, 2001.
- Summary:
- 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 accompanied by important socio-political developments including the consolidation of democracy. The various contributors focus on the motivation for economic change, the problems encountered, and the lessons to be learnt.
- Contents:
- 1 Economic Change in Southern Europe: Prospects for Convergence / Heather D. Gibson 1
- SEEs and the world economy 3
- Catch-up and convergence: a framework for understanding the evolution of economies 8
- 2 Economic Change and the Process of Democratization in Southern Europe / Massimo Roccas, Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa 30
- Comparing Italy with Spain, Portugal and Greece 30
- Differences between Spain, Portugal and Greece 34
- Economic change in Italy, 1951 to 1979 36
- Economic change in Spain, Portugal and Greece, 1960 to 1992 45
- 3 The Internationalization of Southern European Economies / Louka T. Katseli 75
- Introduction: The Southern European model in perspective 75
- The internationalization of Southern European economies: globalization, regionalization and European integration 79
- Trade and financial market liberalization 86
- The importance of Community funds and foreign investment in structural adjustment and the role of macroeconomic policy 98
- The role of foreign direct investment in the integration process 104
- Convergence and divergence in the internationalization process of SEEs: a challenge for social cohesion and democratic consolidation 113
- 4 Tourism as an Agent of Economic Transformation in Southern Europe / Allan M. Williams 119
- Introduction: a neglected economic sector 119
- International tourism demand and potential income 122
- Tourism and income flows 128
- External income leakages and dependency 133
- Employment and labour markets 135
- Conclusion: tourism development, policies and politics 140
- 5 Labour Market Segmentation and Informal Work / Enzo Mingione 149
- Structuration of the social division of labour within the Southern European variants of industrial development 149
- Origins and causes of the Southern European social division of labour model 154
- Features of segmentation and the social division of labour 170
- 6 Industrial Policy for Southern Europe / Antigone Lyberaki 193
- New trends in the economies, the societies and the conception of industrial policy 197
- Industrial policy in the European Union 205
- European policies in favour of small and medium enterprises 210
- Assessment and conclusions 215
- 7 The Comparative Politics of Industrial Privatization: Spain, Portugal and Greece in a European Perspective / Vincent Wright, George Pagoulatos 231
- Convergent pressures 232
- The public sector 237
- The privatization environment: the determining factors 242
- Ambitions, programmes and outcomes 255
- Appendix Major privatizations 266
- 8 The Changing Role of Finance in Southern European Economies: Will There be an Improvement in Economic Performance? / Heather D. Gibson, Yiannis Stournaras, Euclid Tsakalotos 274
- The financial sectors in Southern European economies 275
- The rationale for domestic and external liberalization 283
- Prospects for the future 286
- 9 The Community's Redistributive and Development Role and the Southern European Countries / Achilleas Mitsos 306
- Theoretical foundations for strengthening economic and social cohesion 308
- The Single Act and the reform of the Community's structural policy 311
- Assessment of the first period 316
- The Maastricht era 321
- The cohesion dimension of overall Community policy 324.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0333801229
- OCLC:
- 44414005
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