Good governance in Central and Eastern Europe: the European Union as an anchor for reform

• Authors: Herman Hoen

Title variants

PL

Dobre współrządzenie w Europie Środkowo-Wschodniej: Unia Europejska jako kotwica reform

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In this article, it is argued that the economic and political transformation in Central and Eastern European countries towards the end of the twentieth century towards a market economy were irreversible and path dependent. The author discusses the importance of this issue for the success of transformation policies, as well as the significance of the role of the European Union for supporting good governance as a condition for successful transformation.

PL

W niniejszym artykule stwierdzono, że ekonomiczna i polityczna transformacja w krajach Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej pod koniec dwudziestego wieku w kierunku gospodarki rynkowej była nieodwracalna i wynikała ze ścieżki zależności. Autor omawia znaczenie tych kwestii dla sukcesu polityki transformacji, a także znaczenie roli Unii Europejskiej dla wspierania dobrego współrządzenia (ang.: good governance) jako warunku skutecznej transformacji.

Keywords

EN

good governance; Central and Eastern Europe; European Union; economic transformation; path dependency

PL

dobre współrządzenie; Europa Środkowo-Wschodnia; Unia Europejska; transformacja ekonomiczna; ścieżka zależności

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Opolski, Wydział Ekonomiczny
• Journal: Economic and Environmental Studies
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 13
• Issue: 2(26)
• Pages: 95-112

Dates

online

2013-06

Contributors

author

Herman Hoen

• Groningen University, Groningen, The Netherlands

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ISSN

2081-8319