Economic Policy and Growth

External and Theoretical Conditions of Economic Policy and Growth of Central and East European Countries

1. The Institutional Approach to Economic Policy
   Anna Horodecka [s.3]
2. Imperfect Capital Allocation in a Transition Economy
   Jan Kubíček [s.13]
3. The Evolution of World Economic Recessions – Their Regularities and Consequences for Central and East European Countries’ Development
   Krzysztof Piech [s.25]
4. Economic Interrelations between Central and East European Countries
   Dariusz Jagiełło [s.47]
5. Convergence in Employment Structures: Transition Countries versus the EU: Reforms, Income Levels or Specialisation Patterns?
   Tomasz Mickiewicz [s.59]
6. The Viability of the Baltic Way towards Convergence and the European Union
   Gábor Orbán [s.83]
7. The Appropriate Exchange Rate System for Integration of the Baltic Countries into the European Monetary Union: The Case of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia
   Katarzyna Wiśniewska [s.93]

The European Union Integration Process and CEE Countries

1. The Reform of European Union Institutions in the context of Enlargement
   Dana Viktorová [s.103]
2. The Evolution of the European Social Fund as an Instrument supporting the Fight against Unemployment in the European Union
   Dominik Sobczak [s.113]
3. Convergence across European Union Members and Consequences for the Czech Republic
   Patrik Bauer [s.125]
4. The Stability and Sustainability of the Polish Economy to integrate into the European Union
   Abey Hailu Senbeta [s.135]
5. Main Issues and Benefits of European Union Enlargement concerning Poland
   Marcin Kulikowski [s.157]

Economic Policy and Growth within Visegrad Countries

1. The Synchronisation of the Polish Business Cycle
   Krzysztof Piech [s.167]
2. Macroeconomic Development of Slovakia during the Transition Process
   Gabriela Revilakova [s.177]
3. The International Debt of Poland
   Monika Bodo [s.183]
4. Consumption Patterns in Poland during Transition – Microeconomic Analysis with Regional Aspects
   Krzysztof Piech [s.195]
5. Poland as the Insurance Market Leader among Countries of the Visegrad Group
   Tomasz Bernat [s.213]
6. The Regional Policy and SMEs in the Zlin Region
   Marek Beran and Kamil Dobeš [s.219]

Technological Changes and Transition Countries’ Prospects for Growth

1. The Institutional Infrastructure of the ‘New Economy’ and Catching-up Potential of Post-Socialist Countries
   Marcin Piątkowski [s.229]
2. The Technology Gap and Catching-up Process in Visegrad Countries
   Martin Srholec [s.253]
3. Competitiveness of Central and East European Countries and Economic Policy towards Transition to Digitalism
   Krzysztof Piech [s.261]
4. The Visegrad Group and International Visegrad Fund – basic issues [s.285]
5. Index [s.287]