Implementing structural reforms in the Western Balkan countries

Konferenzbeitrag

The paper focuses on three main objectives. First, it assesses the progress of structural reforms implemented in six Western Balkan transition economies, i.e. Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, FYR Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. Second, it outlines the major economic and institutional weaknesses of these countries. Third, using the conceptual framework of new institutional economics it suggests a non-standard general approach to the reform process and provides guidelines for the design and sequencing of the most needed structural reforms which may enhance the international competitiveness and improve the macroeconomic performance of the Western Balkan countries in the future.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Year: 2014 ; Conference: Aspen Conference on “Economic Development in the Western Balkans: on the Road to Competitive Market Economies?” Alt Madlitz, 24-26 June 2014 ; Kiel, Hamburg: ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft
• Subject: institutions ; structural reforms ; institutions ; structural reforms

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Rapacki, Ryszard
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics ; ZBW - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft
• (where): Kiel, Hamburg
• (when): 2014

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/130184
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