Central and South-Eastern Europe 2008 - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1857434226 ISBN 13: 9781857434224

Publisher: Routledge, 2007

Synopsis

A comprehensive survey of all the countries and territories of Central and South-Eastern Europe, presenting the latest economic and political developments.

• Includes expert comment on issues of regional importance, up-to-date statistics, a directory of institutes and companies and political profiles
• Provides an impartial and current perspective on economic and political developments

General Survey

• leading authorities on the area analyze topics of regional interest. Subjects covered are: Central and South-Eastern European Economies; Minorities in Central and South-Eastern Europe; Environmental Governance and EU Enlargement; Modern Greece in South-Eastern Europe; The Baltic Sea Region; Kosovo and Other Developments in the Former Yugoslavia; and Bosnia and Herzegovina since Dayton; The Impact of EU Integration on Social Policy Reforms in Central and South-Eastern Europe; and a new appendix on Kaliningrad.

Country Surveys

• detailed individual chapters for each country that include a description of physical and social geography; a chronology; essays on the history and economy; a statistical survey; and a directory of names and addresses and background information covering the constitution, national and local government, political organizations, the judicial system, religion, the press, finance, trade and industry etc.

Who's Who in Central and South-Eastern Europe

• biographical details on more than 180 of the region's leading political figures.

Regional Information

• detailed information on the following: regional organizations; research institutes; a select periodicals bibliography and a select books bibliography.

About this title

Review:

'This is an impressive reference work providing an impartial and invaluable guide to the politics, economy and history of the region' - European Access Plus

Synopsis:

This book offers a comprehensive survey of all the countries and territories of Central and South-Eastern Europe, presenting the latest economic and political developments. It includes expert comment on issues of regional importance, up-to-date statistics, a directory of institutes and companies and political profiles. It provides an impartial and current perspective on economic and political developments. General Survey Leading authorities on the area analyze topics of regional interest. The subjects covered are: Central and South-Eastern European Economies; Social Policy and Welfare in Central and South-Eastern Europe: Legacies, Trends and Choices; Religion in Central and South-Eastern Europe; Minorities in Central and South-Eastern Europe; The Baltic Sea Region; The Former Yugoslavia After Milosevic; The Macedonian Question and The Environmental Dimension of Transition in Central and South-Eastern Europe.

The country surveys feature: detailed individual chapters for each country that include a description of physical and social geography; a chronology; essays on the history and economy; a statistical survey; and a directory of names and addresses and background information covering the constitution, national and local government, political organizations, the judicial system, religion, the press, finance, trade and industry etc. The political profiles offer biographical details on the leading figures in the region. The regional information provides detailed information on the following: regional organizations; research institutes; a select periodicals bibliography and a select books bibliography.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1857434226
• ISBN 13: 9781857434224
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 820
• Editor: Dominic Heaney