East-West Relations and the Future of Eastern Europe by Morri... - 9781032888453

East-West Relations and the Future of Eastern EuropePolitics and Economics\nAuthor(s): Morris Bornstein, Zvi Gitelman, William Zimmerman\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032888453, 978-1032888453\nSynopsis\nBoth domestic and foreign policy considerations led Eastern European nations in the 1970s to involve their economies more deeply with the West. This increased economic interdependence encompassed trade, technology transfer through industrial cooperation, and international credit. These growing links came as a mixed blessing as Western economic problems inflation, recession, unemployment, energy began to affect the economic development and political stability in Eastern Europe.\n\nFirst published in 1981, EastWest Relations and the Future of Eastern Europe examines the implications of these problems for EastWest relations and the domestic scene in Eastern Europe. The authors analyze the interaction of econom.