Part 1 Context and Prospects; Chapter 1 Poland, Andrew H.Dawson; Chapter 2 Hungary, MarkPittaway; Chapter 3 The Baltic States, Wayne C.Thompson; Chapter 4 The Czech Republic and Slovakia, MartinMyant; Chapter 5 Bulgaria, JohnBristow; Chapter 6 Romania, DavidTurnock; Chapter 7 Communism in Yugoslavia and Albania, WillBartlett; Chapter 8 Serbia and Montenegro, WillBartlett; Chapter 9 Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Macedonia, GavinGray; Chapter 10 Albania, Shinasi A.Rama; Part 2 Economic and Social Issues; Chapter 11 Sources and Uses of Energy, TamásNovák; Chapter 12 Agriculture, Andrew H.Dawson; Chapter 13 The Transformation of Manufacturing, TamásNovák, CsabaNovák; Chapter 14 Banking and Other Financial Services, ?ukaszKonopielko; Chapter 15 Economic Relations with Russia, KalmanDezseri; Chapter 16 Regional Development, DavidTurnock; Chapter 17 Minorities, States, and Conflict, BoianKoulov; Part 3 International Relations; Chapter 18 Relations with the Wider Europe, BogdanSzajkowski, Nieves Pérez-SolórzanoBorragán;