The European Community, Eastern Europe, and Russia: Economic and Political Changes

About the Author NICHOLAS V. GIANARIS is Professor of Economics at Fordham University. Dr. Gianaris is author of many journal articles and a number of books, including Contemporary Economic Systems: A Regional and Country Approach (Praeger, 1993), The European Community and the United States: Economic Relations (Praeger, 1991), Contemporary Public Finance (Praeger, 1989), Greece and Turkey: Economic and Geopolitical Perspectives (Praeger, 1988), Greece and Yugoslavia: An Economic Comparison (Praeger, 1984), and The Economies of the Balkan Countries: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey, Yugoslavia (Praeger, 1982). Product Description Europe is undergoing dramatic economic and political changes. This work discusses structural changes and main problems and developments in relationships between the European Community (EC) and Eastern Europe. Part I deals with the EC, mainly the West European democracies, and gives an historical framework for formation and expansion of this group. Part II deals individually with the East European and troubled Balkan countries. Part III deals with the European countries in the former USSR.