Between Globalization and Integration The Europeanization of Romania
This volume focuses on the integration and globalization of Romania, a prominent emerging market in South-Eastern Europe and one of the major players in the securitization of the Black Sea and the Eastern European border, as both a part of NATO since 2004
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Sebastian Vaduva
Between Globalization and Integration The Europeanization of Romania
SpringerBriefs in Economics
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Sebastian Văduva
Between Globalization and Integration The Europeanization of Romania
Sebastian Văduva Griffiths School of Management Emanuel University of Oradea Oradea, Romania
ISSN 2191-5504 ISSN 2191-5512 (electronic) SpringerBriefs in Economics ISBN 978-3-319-27008-1 ISBN 978-3-319-27009-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-27009-8 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016931433 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © The Author(s) 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
The concept of the “business civil society” outlined in this volume, an outgrowth of the traditional civil society, itself an old, yet misunderstood and underutilized concept, is an attempt to provide a neutral, voluntary, and contingent space where public politicians, administrators, theoreticians, etc., can meet and dialogue with their counterparts from the private sector. The nations of Europe, including Romania, have different civil traditions varying in their intensity, cultural heritage, scope of activity, religious or nonreligious affiliation, etc., to the point that the civil society means different things for different people. Western Europe has experienced over a century of modern government involvement crowding out the efforts of traditional civil society, while Romania, along with the other Eastern nations of the former Soviet bloc, experienced almost a half-century of systematic efforts by communist regimes to eradicate and control all spheres of voluntary, nongovernmental civil life. To make matters worse, the inexperience and immaturity of Romanian society in the early transition period after communism, particularly its so-called ent
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