Title:

EU Membership for Central Europe: Commitments, Speed, and Conditionality

Author(s):

Crombrugghe, Alain de
Minton-Beddoes, Zanny
Sachs, Jeffrey D.

Date:

1996

Type:

Working papers

Department:

Earth Institute

Permanent URL:

http://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:8188

Part Number:

523

Publisher:

Harvard Institute for International Development

Publisher Location:

Cambridge, Mass.

Abstract:

This paper gives a motivation and a method for a fast integration of the reforming countries of central Europe into the European Union. The motivation is based on the idea of self-fulfilling prophecies where the expectation of the entry can trigger the coordination of expectations towards a fast-growth, catch-up equilibrium, and help central Europe avoid the stagnation equilibrium. The method is a target data which enhances the credibility of the integration and a set of conditions and modalities which stimulates the reforms in the applicant countries and ensures that they will contribute to its development.

Subject(s):

Economics
East European studies

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