Economic Interdependence and Cooperation in Europe

I: Historical Background of a Monetary Union.- 1. The Financial History of the Ionian Islands in the 19th Century: Lessons from the Past?.- II: Transitional Economics: Theoretical and Institutional Issues.- 2. Rents as Distractions: Why the Exit from Transition is Prolonged.- 3. Transformation Process Five Years On: Behavioural Adaptation and Institutional Change in Poland.- III: Transitional Economics: Macroeconomic and Monetary Policy.- 4. Macroeconomic Stability and the Transition Process.- 5. Macroeconomic Stability and How to Avoid the Frequent Use of Stabilization Therapies.- 6. Problems of Transition in the Monetary Sector: The Bulgarian Experience.- IV: Competition Policy, Internal Market and Trade Policies in the CEECs.- 7. Competition Policy and Integration: Levelling or Tilling the Playing Field?.- 8. The Operation of the Internal Market and Approximation to Internal Market Legislation by CEECs.- 9. Integration, Trade Policies, Factor Movements and the European Competitive Order: Problems of CEEC-Accession to the EU.- V: Sectoral Issues in the Integration of CEECs into the EU.- 10. Inward Investment and the Need for Industrial Strategy in Central and Eastern Europe.- 11. Agricultural Issues in the Integration of CEECs in the EU.- List of Contributors.