LEADER 05704oam 22008295 450 001 9910782292203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-38585-9 010 $a9786611385859 010 $a0-8213-7473-7 024 7 $a10.1596/978-0-8213-7472-6 035 $a(CKB)1000000000535713 035 $a(EBL)459539 035 $a(OCoLC)320325273 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000090184 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11983008 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000090184 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10111556 035 $a(PQKB)11463423 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC459539 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL459539 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10233399 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL138585 035 $a(The World Bank)ocn190850768 035 $a(US-djbf)15377428 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000535713 100 $a20080723d2008 uf 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aWestern Balkan integration and the EU : $ean agenda for trade and growth /$fSanjay Kathuria, editor 210 1$aWashington, D.C. :$cWorld Bank,$dc2008. 215 $axxv, 155 pages $cillustrations ;$d23 cm 225 1 $aDirections in development. Trade 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8213-7472-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Executive Summary; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Motivation and Macroeconomic Context; Table 1.1 Key Economic and Social Indicators, SEE and Slovakia; Table 1.2 Key Indicators, Montenegro and UNMIK/Kosovo; Box 1.1 Exchange Rates in the Western Balkans; Table 1.3 Current Account Balances; Table 1.4 SEE: Exports of Goods and Services; Table 1.5 Net Inflows of Foreign Direct Investment; Figure 1.1 SEE: Change in Current Account Deficits and Change in Investment Rates; Table 1.6 Gross External Debt; Table 1.7 Gross National Savings; Table 1.8 Public Savings 327 $aTable 1.9 Private Savings Table 1.10 Gross Domestic Investment; Chapter 2 Trade Trends and Patterns and Labor Competitiveness; Figure 2.1 Export Coverage of Imports and Share of Exports in Total Trade, Bulgaria, Croatia, and Romania (BCR) and SEE5, 1996-2005; Table 2.1 Growth of Goods and Services Trade in SEE; Table 2.2 Developments in Trade in Goods and Services in SEE Countries, 1996-2005; Table 2.3 Exports and Total Trade in Goods and Services as Percent Share of GDP-PPP (Openness) by SEE Country, 1996-2005 327 $aTable 2.4 Comparisons of Applied Tariff Rate (Simple Average in %) on SEE Imports by Product Type Figure 2.2 Share of Exports Destined for EU27 in 2005; Table 2.5 Intraregional Merchandise Exports and Imports by SEE7 Country, 1996-2005; Table 2.6 The Structure of SEE Exports by Major Product Category, 1996 and 20; Table 2.7 Trade in Parts and Components by SEE Country and Other Selected Comparators, 1996-2005; Box 2.1 Network Trade Helps, but Is Not the only Source of Skills and Technology 327 $aTable 2.8 Stock of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) by SEE Country and Other Selected Comparators, 1995-2005 Figure 2.3 FDI and Exports in SEE, 2005; Box 2.2 Eastern Europe Hit by Shortage of Workers; Table 2.9 Trends in EU27 Market Shares of Apparel and Clothing by SEE and Other Selected Countries, 1996-2005; Table 2.10 Gross Labor Costs; Table 2.11 Alternative Sources for Gross Wages in Industry; Table 2.12 Ratios of Cost of Labor Relative to Albania, 2005; Table 2.13 Index of World Bank Wages; Table 2.14 "Returns" to Skills 327 $aTable 2.15 Wages and Capital- and Skilled-Labor Intensity of ExportsTable 2.16 Employment Protection Legislation, 2007; Chapter 3 Deepening Integration; Box 3.1 Regulatory Convergence and Acquis Compliance; Box 3.2 CEFTA and Other Regional Agreements in SEE; Table 3.1 Doing Business Data for Trading across Borders; Table 3.2 Clearance Times for Import Shipment; Figure 3.1 Logistics Perception Index and GDP Per Capita (PPP); Table 3.3 P&C Trade to Total Manufactured Exports; Box 3.3 Intraregional FDI Flows in the Western Balkans 327 $aBox 3.4 The Privatization of Zenica Steel Mill and its Impact on Regional Supply Chains 330 $aThis title explores ways for the Western Balkan countries to improve growth prospects through deepening of regional integration and improving selected elements of their investment climate. It analyzes areas relating to trade in goods and services, regional integration, and selected aspects of the investment climate. It suggests that countries in the region could reap sustained growth payoffs by focusing on deepening regional integration, improving human capital, reducing telecommunication costs and pre-empting energy shortages. 410 0$aDirections in development (Washington, D.C.) 410 0$aDirections in development (Washington, D.C.).$pTrade. 410 0$aWorld Bank e-Library. 606 $aExports$zBalkan Peninsula 606 $aInvestments, Foreign$zBalkan Peninsula 607 $aBalkan Peninsula$xEconomic policy 607 $aBalkan Peninsula$xCommerce 607 $aBalkan Peninsula$xEconomic integration 615 0$aExports 615 0$aInvestments, Foreign 676 $a338.9496 701 $aKathuria$b Sanjay$01465152 712 02$aWorld Bank. 801 0$bYDXCP 801 1$bYDXCP 801 2$bBAKER 801 2$bBTCTA 801 2$bDJB 801 2$bBWX 801 2$bCDX 801 2$bOCLCQ 801 2$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782292203321 996 $aWestern Balkan integration and the EU$93817571 997 $aUNINA