Globalization and Economic Diversification

This volume brings together new contributions from renowned academic scholars, from experts on economies in transition and from the United Nations, the European Union, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development as well as other international agencies. It aims to answer fundamental questions and spell out policy options to address the challenges for economies in transition. The volume includes comparative studies focusing on all transition economies, including Central and Eastern Europe, as well as regions such as Western Balkans and the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Before joining the UN, Rob Vos was a Professor of Finance and Development at
the Institute of Social Studies, The
Hague, and Professor of Development Economics at the
Free University Amsterdam. He has also worked as a
senior economist at the Inter-American Development Bank where he co-founded the
Inter-American Institute for Social Development (INDES) and initiated the
programme on improving surveys of living conditions in Latin America (MECOVI). His most recent books include Uneven Economic Development (with Jose
Antonio Ocampo); Growth Divergences
(with with Jose Antonio Ocampo and K.S. Jomo), Who gains from Free Trade in Latin America?, and Illusions and Disillusions with Pro-Poor Growth.

Rob Vos is a national of the Netherlands and has a Ph.D in Economics from the Free University Amsterdam.