The Enlargement of the European Union and NATO : Ordering From the Menu in Central Europe

In 2004 the European Union and NATO each added ten new member states, most from the post-communist countries of Eastern and Central Europe. In order to prepare for membership, these countries had to make many thousands of institutional and legal adjustments. Indeed, they often tried to modernize in just a few years, implementing practices that evolved over many decades in Western Europe. This book emphasizes the way that policy elites in Central and Eastern Europe often 'ordered from the menu' of established Western practices. When did this emulation of Western practices succeed and when did it result in a fiasco? Professor Jacoby examines empirical cases in agriculture, regional policy, consumer protection, health care, civilian control of the military, and military professionalism from Hungary, the Czech Republic, Poland, Bulgaria, and the Ukraine. The book addresses debates in institutionalist theory, including conditionality, Europeanization, and external influences on democratic and market transitions. Frontmatter List of Tables, Graph, and Figures (page ix) Preface and Acknowledgments (page xi) Introduction: Ordering from the Menu in Central Europe (page 1) I Emulation as Embedded Rationalism (page 20) 2 Emulation as Rapid Modernization: Health Care and Consumer Protection (page 41) 3 Emulation Under Pressure: Regional Policy and Agriculture (page 77) 4 The Struggle for Civilian Control of the Military (page 116) 5 Military Professionalization in War and Peace (page 154) 6 Using Theory to Illuminate the Cases (page 179) 7 Synthesis and Sequence: Juxtaposing Theory Traditions (page 196) 8 Extensions and Conclusions (page 216) Appendix: Selected List of Persons Interviewed (page 243) Works Cited (page 249) Index (page 283)

In 2004 the European Union and NATO each added ten new member states, most from the post-communist countries of Eastern and Central Europe. In order to qualify for membership, these countries had to make a myriad of changes. They often emulated practices common in Western Europe, sometimes resulting in more effective and efficient institutions, sometimes resulting in failures. Wade Jacoby examines the trends in various fields and in several countries.

"Professor Jacoby examines empirical cases in agriculture, regional policy, consumer protection, health care, civilian control of the military, and military professionalism from Hungary, the Czech Republic, Poland, Bulgaria, and Ukraine. The book addresses debates in institutionalist theory, including conditionality, Europeanization, and external influences on democratic and market transitions."--Jacket In 2004 the EU and NATO each added ten new member states, most from Eastern and Central Europe. In order to qualify for membership, they often emulated practices common in Western Europe. Professor Jacoby examines the successes and failures in a number of fields and in several countries. Why would politicians so recently freed from Soviet constraints and with memories of the earlier imposition of foreign practices under the Habsburg Empire now be willing to order from Western Europe's menu of institutions and rules?

examines Changes Made By Eastern And Central European Countries To Qualify For Eu And Nato Membership.