Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Dedication List of Tables and Figures Notes on the Contributors Economic Change in Southern Europe: Prospects for Convergence; H.D.Gibson Economic Change and the Process of Democratisation in Southern Europe; M.Roccas & T.Padoa-Schioppa The Internationalisation of Southern European Economics; L.T.Katseli Tourism as an Agent of Economic Transformation in Southern Europe; A.M.Williams Labour Market Segmentation and Informal Work; E.Mingione Industrial Policy for Southern Europe; A.Lyberaki The Politics of Industrial Privatisation: Spain, Portugal and Greece in a European Perspective; G.Pagoulatos & V.Wright The Changing Role of Finance in Southern European Economies: Will there be an Improvement in Economic Performance?; H.D.Gibson, Y.Stournaras & E.Tsakalotos The Community's Redistributive and Development Role in the Post-Maastricht Era; A.Mitsos Concluding Remarks; H.D.Gibson Index
Synopsis
The transformation from a closed and inward-looking economy to an active integration into the European Union is one which 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.