The Development Gap Between the CIS and EU
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CASE Network Reports No. 81
This report aims to identify major existing gaps in the five socio-economic dimensions (economic, human, openness, environmental, and institutional) and to reveal those gaps which could potentially hinder social and economic integration of neighbor states with the EU. To achieve this, the authors aim to assess the existing trends in the size of the gaps across countries and problem areas, taking into consideration the specific origin of the gap between EU15/EU12, on the one hand, and FSU republics, EU candidates and West Balkan countries, on the other hand.
The paper includes:
1. A review of literature on the determinants of growth and development and the analysis of the catching up process between countries or groups of countries.
2. An analysis of the historic roots and origins of the development gap, and its evolvement over time.
3. A review of literature sources, draft analysis of primary statistical data, and qualitative explanations of gaps and divergences in selected development issues across the following socio-economic dimensions.
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