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Describing and analyzing the links between monetary policy and
economic governance in small countries in both Western and Eastern
Europe, this interdisciplinary volume demonstrates how interest
groups shape monetary policy decisions in increasingly globalized
financial markets. The contributors' findings hold great relevance
even for large contries like the United States, which are now
struggling with the challenges of internationalization. A diverse
group of political scientists and economists, the contributors
contend that although the small states have limited options, they
are nonetheless able to make choices that enable their export
industries to flourish in an environment of increasing
internationalization. The authors conclude that lack of control
over the future shape of monetary union in Europe is not inimical
to future prosperity.
Describing and analyzing the links between monetary policy and
economic governance in small countries in both Western and Eastern
Europe, this interdisciplinary volume demonstrates how interest
groups shape monetary policy decisions in increasingly globalized
financial markets. The contributors' findings hold great relevance
even for large contries like the United States, which are now
struggling with the challenges of internationalization. A diverse
group of political scientists and economists, the contributors
contend that although the small states have limited options, they
are nonetheless able to make choices that enable their export
industries to flourish in an environment of increasing
internationalization. The authors conclude that lack of control
over the future shape of monetary union in Europe is not inimical
to future prosperity.
In The Economic Transformations in East and Central Europe the
contributors argue that the area's economic history over the last
century contains vital legacies that will shape its economic
future. The book is an invaluable guide to understanding the
current and future problems of this volatile region, and includes
analysis of individual countries with comparative studies.
The growing internationalization of the world poses a fundamental
question, i.e., through what mechanisms does culture diffuse across
political boundaries and what is the role of politics in shaping
this diffusion? This volume offers some answers through the case
study of the relationship between two quite different states during
the Cold War era - Austria, a small neutral country, and the United
States, the reigning superpower. The authors challenge naive
notions of cultural diffusion that posit the submission of small
"peripheral" areas to the dictates of hegemonic powers at the
"core." "Americanization" has no doubt taken place since 1945;
however, local forces crucially shaped this process, and Austrian
elites enjoyed considerable leeway in pursuing "Austrian" political
objectives. On the other hand, with the expulsion of Vienna's
cultural and intellectual elite after the Anschluss, the United
States, more than any othercountry, became heir to the rich
cultural legacy of "Vienna 1900," which profoundly shaped politics
and culture in both its "high" and popular forms in postwar
America. The relationship climaxed and came full circle with the
unfolding of the Waldheim affair, which forced Americans and
Austrians to reinterpret the meaning of the Nazi era for their own
history in a confrontation with the "other."
This volume, the first of its kind in English, brings together
scholars from different disciplines who address the history of
women in Austria, as well as their place in contemporary Austrian
society, from a variety of theoretical and methodological
perspectives, thus shedding new light on contemporary Austria and
in the context of its rich and complicated history.
This volume, the first of its kind in English, brings together
scholars from different disciplines who address the history of
women in Austria, as well as their place in contemporary Austrian
society, from a variety of theoretical and methodological
perspectives, thus shedding new light on contemporary Austria and
in the context of its rich and complicated history.
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