Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Introduction; 1 Overview of export performance of 'New Europe': Theoretical underpinnings and empirical evidence; 2 Changes in export patterns of the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland; 3 How to attract FDI and maximize its benefits; 4 Multinational corporations and export competitiveness of 'New Europe'*; 5 A new international division of labor in Europe: Outsourcing and offshoring to East-Central and Eastern Europe; 6 From crisis to crisis? Textile and clothing industries in Hungary
Summary
Edited by a leading scholar in transition economics, this book examines the nations that make up the so-called 'New-Europe' to look at the economic competitiveness in comparison with each other and the rest of Europe