Description: From Disintegration to Reintegration : Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union in International Trade

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From Disintegration to Reintegration : Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union in International Trade

As the world marketplace becomes ever more globalized, much is at stake for the prosperity of hundreds of millions of people in Europe and Central Asia as the region's transition process continues through its second decade. Understanding the u...

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Main Author:	Broadman, Harry G.
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
Subjects:	AGREEMENT ON TEXTILES AGREEMENT ON TRADE AGRICULTURE ANTIDUMPING ANTIDUMPING CASES APPLICABLE LAW AVERAGE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BANKRUPTCY BENCHMARK BENCHMARKING BILATERAL TRADE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL MARKETS CENTRAL ASIAN CENTRAL BANK CENTRAL PLANNING COLLECTIVE ACTION COMMERCIAL POLICY COMMODITY COMPOSITION COMMODITY TRADE COMPETITION POLICY COMPETITIVE PRESSURES COMPETITIVENESS CONSUMERS CURRENCY CUSTOMS CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES CUSTOMS CLEARANCE DEREGULATION DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DOMESTIC COMPETITION DOMESTIC FIRMS DOMESTIC MARKET DOMESTIC MARKETS DOMESTIC REFORMS ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC HISTORY ECONOMIC SYSTEMS EUROPEAN UNION EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS EXPORT INTENSITY EXPORT PROCESSING EXPORT PROCESSING ZONE EXPORT SHARE EXPORT SHARES EXPORTS EXTERNAL TARIFFS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL SECTOR FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN FIRMS FOREIGN TRADE FORMAL TRADE FREE TRADE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT FREE TRADE AREA FREE TRADE ARRANGEMENTS FREE TRADE ASSOCIATION GDP GDP PER CAPITA GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBAL EXPORTS GLOBAL INTEGRATION GLOBAL MARKETPLACE GLOBAL MARKETS GLOBAL PRODUCTION GLOBAL TRADE GLOBAL TRADE ANALYSIS GRAVITY MODEL GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH GROWTH RATES HARMONIZATION HORIZONTAL INTEGRATION IMPORT POLICIES IMPORT QUOTAS IMPORTS IMPROVING MARKET ACCESS INTERNAL MARKET INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL PRICES INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTRA-REGIONAL TRADE INTRAINDUSTRY TRADE INVESTMENT MEASURES LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LDCS LEGAL STATUS MACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION MARGINAL COST MARKET ACCESS MARKET FORCES MARKET SHARE MARKET SHARES MARKET STRUCTURE MEMBER COUNTRIES MEMBER STATES MERCHANDISE TRADE MERCHANDISE TRADE FLOWS NONTARIFF BARRIERS OPEN TRADE OPENNESS PATTERN OF TRADE POLICY MAKERS POLICY REGIMES PRICE LIBERALIZATION PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTION CHAINS PRODUCTION EDITOR PROPERTY RIGHTS PROSPEROUS COUNTRIES PROTECTIONISM PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY REGIONAL COOPERATION REGIONAL TRADE REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENT REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS REGIONAL TRADE BLOCS REGULATORY POLICY REMOVING BARRIERS STRUCTURAL REFORMS SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SUBSIDIARY RIGHTS TARIFF REDUCTIONS TARIFFS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL BARRIERS TECHNICAL COOPERATION TECHNICAL REGULATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRADABLE GOODS TRADE TRADE AGREEMENT TRADE AGREEMENTS TRADE BLOC TRADE BLOCS TRADE EXPANSION TRADE FACILITATION TRADE FLOWS TRADE GAINS TRADE GROWTH TRADE INTENSITY TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE LINKS TRADE OPENNESS TRADE PATTERNS TRADE PERFORMANCE TRADE POLICIES TRADE POLICY TRADE POLICY REFORMS TRADE REGIME TRADE REGIMES TRADE WARS TRADE-RELATED INVESTMENT TRADING BLOCS TRADING PARTNERS TRANSITION COUNTRIES TRANSPORT SECTOR VALUE ADDED WESTERN EUROPE WORLD ECONOMY WORLD EXPORTS WORLD TRADE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WORLD TRADING SYSTEM WTO
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/01/6628490/disintegration-reintegration-eastern-europe-former-soviet-union-international-trade http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7511

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Summary:	As the world marketplace becomes ever more globalized, much is at stake for the prosperity of hundreds of millions of people in Europe and Central Asia as the region's transition process continues through its second decade. Understanding the underlying dynamics shaping the contours and most salient impacts of international integration that have emerged-and likely to emerge prospectively-in the region is thus a crucial challenge for the medium term economic development agenda, not only for policymakers in the countries on themselves, but also for their trading partners, the international financial institutions, the donor community and the future of the world trading system as a whole.