From introduction: "This study has considered the impacts of EU accession that have resulted in the
promotion of political stability and economic transformation in the Central and Eastern
European countries (hereafter CEECs). The main target for the EU’s eastern
policy after the end of the Cold War is to create a zone of western democracies and
liberal economy entities. Given an opportunity to swap the EU’s resources for ideal
transformation in the CEECs, Brussels is willing to accept."(...
