| ID | 155846 |
| Title Proper | Searching for exits from the great recession |
| Other Title Information | Coordination of Fiscal Consolidation and Growth Enhancing Innovation Policies in Central and Eastern Europe |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Kattel, Rainer ; Raudla, Ringa ; Karo, Erkki |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | To overcome the Great Recession that started in 2008, the European Union (EU) has opted for a strategy that combines austerity-driven fiscal and experimental ‘growth-enhancing’ research, development, and innovation (RDI) policies supported by different coordination mechanisms. We analyse the experiences of four Central and Eastern European economies—the Czech Republic, Estonia, Poland, Slovenia—in implementing this strategy. Given the weak policy capacities both in the EU institutions and CEE economies to draft and coordinate such novel RDI policies, we find that the implementation of this strategy is more challenging under the current EU fiscal and economic policy coordination system than assumed by the EU. |
| `In' analytical Note | Europe-Asia Studies Vol. 69, No.7; Sep 2017: p.1009-1026 |
| Journal Source | Europe-Asia Studies Vol: 69 No 7 |
| Key Words | Central And Eastern Europe ; Great Recession ; Fiscal Consolidation ; Growth Enhancing Innovation Policies |