Andrea Lorenzo Capussela has a PhD on the cross-border aspects of competition policy from the University of Milan. He then moved to Kosovo, where until the end of March 2011 he was the head of the economics unit of the International Civilian Office. He has appeared in the Guardian and The Economist as a commentator on the region. He lives in Milan.

The EU's mission in Kosovo is ensnared by corruption claims. Andrea Capussela says that Eulex [the EU rule of law mission in Kosovo] has proved craven, passive and fearful of taking on Kosovo s elite.

• List of Figures and TablesAbbreviationsPrefaceIntroduction1. The Conceptual Framework2. Kosovo on the Eve of Independence3. Kosovo's Problems and the Problem of Kosovo4. The International Supervision of Kosovo5. Eulex and the Rule of Law6. The Evolution of the Political Institutions7. The Management of the EconomyConclusionsNotesBibliographyIdex

Andrea Lorenzo Capussela has a PhD on the cross-border aspects of competition policy from the University of Milan. He then moved to Kosovo, where until the end of March 2011 he was the head of the economics unit of the International Civilian Office. He has appeared in the Guardian and The Economist as a commentator on the region. He lives in Milan.

The EU's mission in Kosovo is ensnared by corruption claims. Andrea Capussela says that Eulex [the EU rule of law mission in Kosovo] has proved craven, passive and fearful of taking on Kosovo s elite.

• List of Figures and TablesAbbreviationsPrefaceIntroduction1. The Conceptual Framework2. Kosovo on the Eve of Independence3. Kosovo's Problems and the Problem of Kosovo4. The International Supervision of Kosovo5. Eulex and the Rule of Law6. The Evolution of the Political Institutions7. The Management of the EconomyConclusionsNotesBibliographyIdex

Andrea Lorenzo Capussela has a PhD on the cross-border aspects of competition policy from the University of Milan. He then moved to Kosovo, where until the end of March 2011 he was the head of the economics unit of the International Civilian Office. He has appeared in the Guardian and The Economist as a commentator on the region. He lives in Milan.

The EU's mission in Kosovo is ensnared by corruption claims. Andrea Capussela says that Eulex [the EU rule of law mission in Kosovo] has proved craven, passive and fearful of taking on Kosovo s elite.

• List of Figures and TablesAbbreviationsPrefaceIntroduction1. The Conceptual Framework2. Kosovo on the Eve of Independence3. Kosovo's Problems and the Problem of Kosovo4. The International Supervision of Kosovo5. Eulex and the Rule of Law6. The Evolution of the Political Institutions7. The Management of the EconomyConclusionsNotesBibliographyIdex