Turkey and Central and Eastern European countries in transition : towards membership of the EU / edited by S. Togan and V.N. Balasubramanyam.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Togan, Sübidey.

Balasubramanyam, V. N.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic policy.

Turkey--Economic policy--Congresses.

Turkey.

Europe, Eastern--Economic policy--1989---Congresses.

Europe, Eastern.

European Union--Turkey--Congresses.

European Union.

European Union--Europe, Eastern--Congresses.

Eastern Europe.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

x, 300 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave, 2001.

Summary:

This book offers a comparative study of the Central and Eastern European and Turkish economies that analyzes the implications of EU enlargement. The contributors discuss issues related to the creation of a legal infrastructure that encourages entrepreneurial initiative, fair competition, market forces, and investor confidence. They assess the benefits of following prudent monetary and fiscal policies together with appropriate competition, trade, and foreign direct investment policies in Turkey and Central and Eastern Europe.

Contents:

Part I International Trade and Macroeconomics

2 The Turkish Economy and the European Economies in Transition / S. Togan 7

3 Foreign Direct Investment in Turkey and the Transitional Economies of Eastern Europe / V. N. Balasubramanyam, Neil Corless 51

4 Fiscal Policy in Turkey and the Transitional Economies of Europe / Hikmet Ulugbay, Osman Zaim 65

5 Financial Aspects of Adjustment and Transition towards EU Membership: Turkey and Eastern Europe / P. N. Snowden, C. Yildirim 98

6 Investment Incentives in Turkey / Ismail Arslan 116

7 Stabilisation, Adjustment and Growth Prospects in Transitional Economies / Cevdet Denizer 139

8 Modelling Trade Liberalisation and Economic Growth using Smooth Transitions Analysis: Some New Evidence for Turkey / David Sapsford, David Greenaway, Steve Leybourne 167

Part II Law and Economics

9 Legal and Institutional Reform in the European Transitional Economies / Stilpon Nestor 195

10 The Legal Framework for Private Sector Activities in Turkey / Tugrul Arat, Izak Atiyas, Erdem Basci, Turgut Tan 222

11 Competition Law and Policy in the Transitional Market Economies / R. Shyam Khemani 243

12 Turkish Competition Law and the Impact of the Customs Union Decision / Nurkut Inan, Gamze Oz 259

Part III Geopolitics 269

13 Europe's Geopolitical Parameters / Ali Karaosmanoglu 271.

Notes:

Papers presented at an international conference held at Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0333922948

0312237901

OCLC:

44131829