Geopolitical and Economic Changes in the Balkan Countries - by Nicholas V Gianaris Hardcover

About the Book

Geopolitical and Economic Changes in the Balkan Countries is a background work on the history, wars, and invasions of the Balkans. The ways in which this background has produced and altered the present unsettled situation in Bosnia and other parts of the peninsula is discussed. The recent involvement of the United States and the stabilizing role of Greece in southeastern Europe, as well as the potential economic cooperation between the Balkan countries and the European Union are analyzed.

Book Synopsis

Geopolitical and Economic Changes in the Balkan Countries is a background work on the history, wars, and invasions of the Balkans. The ways in which this background has produced and altered the present unsettled situation in Bosnia and other parts of the peninsula is discussed. The recent involvement of the United States and the stabilizing role of Greece in southeastern Europe, as well as the potential economic cooperation between the Balkan countries and the European Union are analyzed.

Review Quotes

"Gianaris presents a brief historical review from ancient times to the present of the Balkan countries (defined as Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey, and the former Yugoslavia), focusing on the underlying geopolitical factors that have affected the process of their development.... [T]he study seeks to reveal the main characteristics of these countries and to review developmental trends toward closer cooperation among them and with the European Union."-Choice

?Gianaris presents a brief historical review from ancient times to the present of the Balkan countries (defined as Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey, and the former Yugoslavia), focusing on the underlying geopolitical factors that have affected the process of their development.... [T]he study seeks to reveal the main characteristics of these countries and to review developmental trends toward closer cooperation among them and with the European Union.?-Choice

About the Author

NICHOLAS V. GIANARIS is Professor of Economics at Fordham University. Dr. Gianaris is the author of nine books with Praeger, including Modern Capitalism: Privatization, Employee Ownership, and Industrial Democracy (1996), The European Community, Eastern Europe, and Russia: Economic and Political Changes (1994), Contemporary Economic Systems: A Regional and Country Approach (1993), and The European Community and the United States: Economic Relations (1991). Three other books deal with Greece and the Balkan area.