Enlargement, Trade and Investment : The Impact of Barriers to Trade in Europe

The contributors to this volume consider the consequences of Eastern enlargement of the EU for trade and investment in Europe, paying particular attention to the impact of removing technical barriers to trade, the key remaining constraint upon trade flows.

The principal impact of enlargement on trade and investment flow will be through access to the Single Market and the removal of non-tariff barriers.

Such barriers arise from differences in the way that products are regulated across countries.

This volume contains contributions which assess the significance of technical barriers to trade and the potential impact of their removal, based upon detailed analysis of actual trade flows and the results of firm surveys in four Central and Eastern European countries. "Enlargement, Trade and Investment" is recommended to researchers in the field of international trade and those interested in the issue of the economic impact of enlargement.

Scholars teaching about the European Union should also find this volume of great value.