ALAN SMITH is Reader in Eastern European Economics at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London. Previous books include, The Planned Economies of Eastern Europe (1983), Russia and the World Economy (1993), Challenges for Russia Economic Reform (editor, 1995), and Russian Foreign Trade in the Transition (1996).

• List of Tables Preface The Background to Eastward Enlargement International Trade Theory and EU Enlargement Statistical Tests and Problems of Measurement East European Economic Relations under Communism The Basic Features of Trade Relations between the EU and the Applicant States Factor Intensity and Technological Levels in Trade in Manufactured Goods between the CEE-10 and the EU Revealed Specialisation and the Competitiveness of the CEE economies Conclusions: Prospects for Integration Bibliography Glossary Index