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UNINA9910809196103321 |
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Titolo |
Enhancing regional trade integration in Southeast Europe / / Borko Handjiski ... [and others] |
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Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-50220-4 |
9786612502200 |
0-8213-8266-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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xvi, 140 pages : illustrations ; ; 26 cm |
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Collana |
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World Bank working paper, , 1726-5878 ; ; no. 185 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Regionalism - Balkan Peninsula |
Balkan Peninsula Economic conditions |
Balkan Peninsula Economic integration |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Executive Summary; Part I: Evolution of Intra-regional Trade in Southeast Europe: The Role of CEFTA for Enhancing Regional Trade Integration; Box 2.1. The "New" CEFTA; Table 2.1. Key Economic and Trade Indicators for SEE (2008); Table 2.2. Quarterly Imports from CEFTA Parties, in € Million; Figure 2.1. Exports of CEFTA Members to Other Members, in US Million; Table 2.3. Intra-Regional Exports in 2008, in € Million; Table 2.4. Intra-regional imports in 2008, in € Million |
Figure 2.2. Intra-regional Imports by HS 2-Digit Product CategoryBox 2.2. The Impact of the Crisis on Trade Flows in SEE; Figure 2.3. Decomposition of Export Growth of CEFTA Countries: 2000-07; Figure 2.4. Decomposition of Export Growth in SEE by Sub-period, 2000-04 (Top) and 2004-07 (Bottom); Table2.5. Top Five Export Products (4-digit SITC level), Share in Total; Table 2.6. SEE's Export Structure to CEFTA and EU Partners in 2007; Box 2.3. Inter-industry and Intra-industry Trade; Table 2.7. Share of Intra-industry Trade for the SEE Countries; Figure 2.5. EU-10's IIT Share |
Table 2.8. Industries (at 2-Digit Product Level) with Largest Share of |
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Intra-industry Trade in SEETable 2.9. SEE Mirror Gap Statistics: Difference between Imports and Exports (in Percent); Table 2.10. Difference between Imports and Exports (in Percent) for 2000-06 Period for Selected Trade Relationships; Figure 2.6. Trade between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia; Box 3.1. How Technical Standards and Regulations Can Be an Obstacle to Trade; Table 3.1. Progress in Convergence to EU Standards; Table 3.2. Number of Firms Using ISO Standards at the End of 2007 |
Box 3.2. CEFTA on Technical Barriers to TradeFigure 3.1. Share of Agriculture Exports and Imports in Total to CEFTA in 2008; Box 3.3. Import-Restricting Measures between Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia; Table 3.3. Doing Business 2010 Rankings in the Area of Trade; Box 3.4. Single Customs Window in FYR Macedonia; Figure 3.2. WEF's Enabling Trade Index 2009; Table 3.4. BEEPS 2008 Results; Table 3.5. Logistics Performance Index; Figure 3.3. Trade Logistics Performance, SEE and EU-10 Countries; Figure 3.4. Association of Trade Logistics Performance and Diversification of Exports |
Box 3.5. Logistics Costs in AlbaniaBox 3.6. The Benefits of Diagonal Cumulation; Part II: Labor Mobility in Southeast Europe; Table 7.1. CEFTA Population Indicators: 2008, 2025; Table 7.2. CEFTA: Economically Active Population, 2005-2020 (thousands); Table 7.3. CEFTA Labor Force by Education, 2001-07; Figure 7.1: GDP Per Capita 2007 (PPP International Dollars); Figure 7.2. Indices of Total Employment (2003=100); Figure 7.3. Unemployment Rates 2006; Figure 7.4. Unemployment Rates among Males, Females, and Youths; Figure 7.5. Net Migration Rates 1950-2005 |
Figure 7.6. Refugee Population from Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Southeast Europe (SEE) region comprises a group of countries with a common objective, and prospect, to become members of the European Union (EU). To achieve the goal of EU membership, these countries have pursued closer integration with the EU as well as with each other. In December 2006, the SEE countries, and Moldova, signed the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA), a comprehensive free trade agreement that aims to fully liberalize trade in the region as well as to achieve greater cooperation in a number of trade-related areas. This book is part of the World Bank's efforts to un |
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