Analyzing the key factors determining current and future European competitiveness, this book focuses on the issues of internationalization of firms and markets, the role of technology and innovation, and of continuing European integration, and deals with these issues on the level of firms, industries, and countries. The competitiveness of the EC as a whole, relative to the United States and Japan, is also examined. It will be of interest to students, scholars and policy makers concerned with industry, technology, trade, and the future of the EC.

Ensuring stability and prosperity for post-Cold War Europe will depend heavily on successful eastward enlargement of the EU. But
enlargement raises difficult issues for the EU and the applicant countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Is the EU capable of reforming its institutions and policies to cope with 25 or more members? Which Central and East Europeans will join, and when? How can it be ensured that enlargement will bring the economic and security benefits expected of it? This study examines in detail the political, economic and security implications of eastward enlargement for...