"As they seek to join the West, the Central and East European states face challenging expectations for domestic and international political behavior. Key Western organizations, especially the European Union and NATO, hold out the promise of membership in return for adherence to specific European norms and standards. The benefits of membership are high, generating equally high pressure on governments to adopt Western norms. In this first ..."
"2 (November 1998). 19. Opinion of the Bulgarian Industrial Association on the
Fulfillment of Part VIII.1 “Social Policy” of Program “Bulgaria 2001.” 20. Ordinance
of the Council of Ministers No. 150 from March 18, 2002. 21. Bulgarian Business
Club Vazrazhdane is different from the Vazrazhdane Union of Private Producers.
It was established in 2001. This club was the subject of controversy in the media
because of some of its members. ..."
"This book examines the relationships between governments, labor and business in central and eastern Europe as capitalism develops. The triple forum for social dialogue, termed "tripartism," is a new post-communist species of state-society interaction and a brand of capitalism distinct from American neo-liberalism, western European neo-corporatism and Japanese statism. Through political negotiations, civic participation, and multi-level ..."
Mitteleuropa(1st Edition) Between Europe and Germany by Peter J. Katzenstein Hardcover, 284 Pages, Published 1998 by Berghahn Books ISBN-13: 978-1-57181-124-0, ISBN: 1-57181-124-9