NICHOLAS V. GIANARIS is Professor of Economics at Fordham University. Dr. Gianaris is author of many journal articles and a number of books, including Contemporary Economic Systems: A Regional and Country Approach (Praeger, 1993), The European Community and the United States: Economic Relations (Praeger, 1991), Contemporary Public Finance (Praeger, 1989), Greece and Turkey: Economic and Geopolitical Perspectives (Praeger, 1988), Greece and Yugoslavia: An Economic Comparison (Praeger, 1984), and The Economies of the Balkan Countries: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey, Yugoslavia (Praeger, 1982).

• Tables and Figures Preface Introduction The European Community Formation and Expansion Economic Organization Fiscal, Monetary, and Trade Policies East European Countries Poland Czech and Slovak Republics Hungary The Balkan Countries Russia and Other Former Soviet Republics Russia Other Former Soviet Republics Notes Bibliography Index