TY - GEN digital ID - 131564950 TI - Economic Crisis, Development and Competitiveness in Southeastern Europe : Theoretical Foundations and Policy Issues AU - Karasavvoglou, Anastasios AU - Kyrkilis, Dimitrios AU - Makris, Georgios AU - Polychronidou, Persefoni PY - 2016 SN - 9783319403229 PB - Cham Springer International Publishing DB - UniCat KW - International relations. Foreign policy KW - Macroeconomics KW - Public finance KW - Economic conditions. Economic development KW - Developing countries: economic development problems KW - Economics KW - Literature KW - World history KW - economie KW - literatuur KW - ontwikkelingssamenwerking KW - macro-economie KW - economische geschiedenis KW - sociale interventies KW - overheidsfinanciën KW - Europese eenmaking KW - Europe UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:131564950 AB - This book analyzes the foundations and means of overcoming the current crisis in the broader area of Southeast Europe. The contributions make proposals from both theoretical and empirical points of view and discuss the concept, determinants and policies of competitiveness in these countries. The financial crisis became a prolonged fiscal crisis, a bank confidence crisis, and economic recession, and the book discusses the European and national policies implemented to resolve it. It also investigates the internal conflicts generated by institutional arrangements and policy measures, both within the nation states and the eurozone. Economic competitiveness is a key topic for policymakers, as they have to secure economic growth and improve their populations’ standards of living. This volume sheds light on what constitutes economic competitiveness, as well as on the policies and economic and institutional structures that improve competitiveness. ER -