Economic Transformation, Democratization and Integration into the European Union: Southern Europe in Comparative Perspective

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.

JOUKA T. KATSELI Department of Economics, University of Athens, Greece and Centre for Economic Policy Research, London ANTIGONE LYBERAKI Pantio University, Athens, Greece ENZO MINGIONE University of Padova, Italy ACHILLEAS MITSOS Director, EU Commission, Brussels TOMMASO PADOA-SCHIOPPA Member of the Executive Board, European Central Bank, Frankfurt GEORGE PAGOULATOS Princeton University, USA MASSIMO ROCCAS Bank of Italy, Rome YIANNIS STOURNARAS Ministry of National Economy and Department of Economics, University of Athens, Greece EUCLID TSAKALOTOS Department of International and European Economic Studies, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece ALLAN M. WILLIAMS Centre for European Studies, University of Exeter, UK VINCENT WRIGHT sometime Professor, Nuffield College, Oxford University, UK