As the EU and NATO prepare to enlarge, this volume assesses the likely impact on new member states and their neighbours remaining outside these two organizations. Through a combination of thematic and case study chapters it discusses the economic and security implications of enlargement for both 'insiders' and 'outsiders'.

• Assesses the likely impact of EU and Nato enlargement.
  
• Investigates three thematic areas: economic cooperation, security and defence, and free movement of people.
  
• Considers five country case studies.
  
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First Published in 1989. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This authoritative book examines British policy in the Middle East, focusing on how Britain's response to 9/11 - particularly the decision to join the US invasion of Iraq - has affected its role and relations in the region.

• Establishes what was 'new' about the New Labour approach and policies towards the Middle East and what changed as a result of 9/11 and the 'war on terror'
• Analyses in detail how the Blair government handled the Iraq crisis, invasion and fallout, including developments in relations with Iran
• Documents Britain's 'niche' role in the Middle...

Nominated for the 2006 IPEG Book Prize

Drawing on the research of ten scholars from around the world, this volume evaluates China's privatization experience by investigating the efficiency and fairness of the sale process and the credibility of the government's ambition to create world-class state-owned conglomerates.

• One of the first book-length works to evaluate China's privatization experience.
  
• Draws on the research of ten scholars from around the world including Liu Xiaoxuan (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences), Sun Laixiang (SOAS,...