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Sorry for cross posting. Thsi is a recent title on European economics and its enlargement. Bruno S. Sergi Economic Dynamics in Transitional Economies New York: The Haworth Press/International Business Press (www.haworthpress.com) Hard Cover: ISBN: 0-7890-1636-2 ($ 49.95) Soft Cover: ISBN: 0-7890-1637-0 ($ 34.95) 2004. 234 pp. with Index. This book examines the economic dynamics of Central and Eastern European post-Communist countries. It illuminates the paths these countries are taking toward restructuring their markets, increasing international trade, and bettering their connections with the European Union and other countries. Beginning with a comparative analysis of the three “P-governments”—Pigouvian, Partizan, and Paternalistic—and continuing with a discussion of the interrelated political and economic difficulties of transition, author Bruno Sergi proposes a surprising solution. Inspired by the Bruxelles consensus, he proposes that the European Commission should become a fourth “P-government,” replacing the role formerly played by the Washington consensus in the restructuring of post-Communist economies. Reviews: “COMPREHENSIVE. . . . A technical textbook with a passionate heart.” Biz Ed “THE AUTHOR SPECIFICALLY ORIENTS TO POLITICAL ECONOMY … The book is useful to all academics, university students of economics and political economy … and enrich(es) their knowledge of such important issues of the day.” Zagreb International Review of Economics and Business “A LUCID COMBINATION OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH AND TEMPORARY ECONOMIC THEORY. The author has successfully provided a deep insight into the current problems faced by the transition countries that are moving into the European Union. As a result, this book WILL APPEAL BOTH TO SCHOLARS AND PRACTITIONERS who would like to acquire a deep and broader knowledge of the transition economies of the former Soviet states.” Roman Matousek, PhD, Senior Lecturer in Financial Economics, London Metropolitan University “UNIQUE. . . . STANDS OUT for its unorthodox approach, based on the mixture of growth-orientation, macroeconomic deficit-creation under control, and Schumpeterian innovative actions. Based on the lessons of more than a decade of transformation in Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe, the book analyzes two main and overlapping lines of development: domestic economic transformation and integration into the EU structures.” András Inotai, PhD, General Director, Institute for World Economics, Budapest, Hungary; Visiting Professor, The College of Europe