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Never too late to get together again : turning the Czech and Slovak Customs Union into a stepping stone to EU integration.

The Czech and Slovak Customs Union (CSCU), which came into effect in January 1993, differs from regular regional trading arrangements as its goal was to minimize the economic cost of a decline in economic ties between its members rather than to set in motion the mechanism of integration. This study argues that the process of mutual adjustment triggered by the emergence of national borders is over and that integration within the CSCU, similar in depth and scope to that existing within the European Union (EU), would be a desirable policy objective.

Link http://www-wds.worldbank.…64258546&theSitePK=523679
Author Kaminski, B., Smarzynska, B.
Date 31-Jan-2005
Institute World Bank
Tags Czech, Slovak, customs, EU, integration.

See also

  1. Development of formal and informal institutions in the Czech Republic and other new EU Member States before the EU entry: did the EU pressure have impact
  2. Would Fast Sailing towards the Euro Be Smooth What Fundamental Real Exchange Rates Tells Us about Acceding Economies.
  3. The Czech Republic on its Way to the European Union
  4. Differences in productivity and its determinants among firms from the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Germany. The case of the cosmetics industry
  5. Entering the Union : European accession and capacity-building priorities

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