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List of Tables and Figures viii
Preface xi
Acknowledgements xiii
Notes on the Contributors xiv
List of Abbreviations xvi
The Local Dimension of Transformation: an Introduction Bruno Dallago 1
Introduction 1
Local development 3
Starting conditions and reforms 9
Institutions in local development 13
Conclusions 17
EU Expansion and Regional Policy Paul Marer 20
Introduction 20
Evolution of regional policies, 1957-2004 21
The EU Budget 23
Structural funds: criteria, objectives and allocations 25
Pre-accession assistance to the countries of CEE 27
Aid and pre-accession assistance to the Western Balkans 33
Regional policy coordination 35
Regional aid prospects through 2013 38
Efficiency and impact of regional policies 39
Conclusions 43
National and Local Governments: Institutional Rebuilding and Politics in the Balkans Simona Piattoni 45
Introduction 45
The evolution of structural policy,1975-2006 46
The 2006 structural funds reform 49
The goals of Europeanization 54
The challenges of Europeanization 58
Conclusions 62
Inequality, Poverty and Growth: the Balkan Case Gabriella Berloffa Maria Luigia Segnana 64
Introduction 64
Stylized facts in the Balkans 65
Trade, growth and the adjustment costs to trade integration 71
Inequality and the sustainability of growth 78
Conclusion 82
Reforms of Local Government in SEE: Closer to Europe? Jens Woelk 85
Introduction 85
Traditions of local self-government in former Yugoslavia 85
The ECLSG 87
Organization of local self-government in SEE today 88
Constitutional and legislative foundations of local self-government 89
Scope of local self-government and its relations with the central government 93
Administrative structures and financial resources 99
Local democracy, citizens' participation, accountability 101
LSG and the ethnic question 102
Closer to Europe?: from legislative reform to implementation 104
Institutions and Entrepreneurship: A Comparative Evaluation in SEE Bruno Dallago 108
Introduction 108
Starting conditions: transformation and entrepreneurship 110
Business environment and entrepreneurial capabilities 113
SME policies 114
A difficult guest: the irregular economy 119
Conclusions 125
Elites in the Making, and Their Organizational Behaviour: Cases in Russia and the Balkans Bruno Grancelli Antonio M. Chiesi 127
Introduction: beyond the debate on elite reproduction vs circulation 127
Elites in the making in different organizational environments 130
Conclusions 140
International Aid, Policy Transfer and Local Economic Development in North Montenegro Will Bartlett 142
Introduction 142
International aid flows to the post-socialist countries of South-East Europe 145
Local economic development in Montenegro 147
Government policies towards the North 150
International donor activities in Montenegro 152
International assistance and policy transfer 153
Conclusions 155
Rediscovering the Value of the Co-operative Sector in SEE: History, Current Developments and Some Ideas for the Future Milford Bateman 158
Introduction 158
Background to co-operative development in SEE 159
Co-operative development in Croatia 162
Key co-operative development issues in Croatia 165
Policy implications for SEE 172
De-localization, Investments and Knowledge Transfer: The Case of 'Triveneto' Industrial SMEs' De-localization in Romania Italo Trevisan 177
Introduction 177
Methodology and data used 178
Industrial district and 'area sistema' 179
Characteristics and reproducibility of an 'area sistema' 181
The Veronese footwear district 184
Outward processing trade between Italy and CEE countries 186
Trade with Romania 188
Small businesses de-localization in Romania and the adaptation of the AS model 190
The Veneto SMEs and the Veronese footwear district in Romania 193
The Balkans Viewed from Brussels: the Local Development in SEE Sandro Gozi 197
Introduction 197
Towards a stabilization process 198
From Zagreb to Thessalonica: a new impetus to the Eurobalkan policy or a missed opportunity? 203
For a Europeanization of the Balkans 206
Conclusion 208
References 211
Index 228
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