Western Balkan Economies in Transition Recent Economic and Social Developments /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Osbild, Reiner (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Bartlett, Will (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Societies and Political Orders in Transition,
• Subjects: Europe-Economic conditions.; Public finance.; Public policy.; European Economic Community literature.; Development economics.; Economic policy.; Economics.; European Economics.; Public Economics.; Public Policy.; European Integration.; Development Economics.; Political Economy/Economic Systems.

This book explores the economic and social development of the Western Balkan region, a group of six countries that are potential candidates for EU membership. It focuses on the key economic issues facing these countries, including the challenge of promoting economic growth, limiting public deficits...

Table of Contents:

• The Western Balkans on the Road to the EU: An Introduction
• The Western Balkans Regional Economic Area: From Economic Cooperation to Economic Integration
• Trade in Services in the Western Balkan Countries
• Higher Education and the Graduate Labour Market in the Western Balkans
• The Labour Market, Social Inequality and the Role of Emigration: The Case of the Western Balkan Economies
• On the Way to Europe: Economic and Social Developments in Albania
• Public and Private Debt: Recent Developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Trade and Industrial Development in Kosovo
• Social Policy During a Decade of Centre-Right Governance in Macedonia
• The Global Financial Crisis and Fiscal Policy in Montenegro
• Economic Reforms in Serbia and Prospects for Economic Recovery and Growth
• Conclusions: Achieving Sustainable Growth Through Outward Looking Policies and Regional Integration.