Economic growth and structural features of transition : theoretical framework and general overview / Enrico Marelli and Marcello Signorelli -- Governance, institutions and growth : empirical lessons from the post-Communist transition / Christopher J. Gerry, John-Kyu Lee and Tomasz M. Mickiwicz -- Human capital and social capital as interacting factors of economic development / Anneli Kaasa and Eve Parts -- Productivity, employment and human capital in eastern and western EU countries / Enrico Marelli and Marcello Signorelli -- Trade-off between productivity and employment in transition countries : an international comparison / Misban Tanveer Choudhry and Bart van Ark -- Sectoral structure and productivity in the EU : new member states' adjustment to structural transformation / Tiiu Paas, Jüri Sepp and Nancy J. Scannell -- The emerging economic geography setting in new EU member states : a comparative account of regional industrial performance and adjustment / Dimitris Kallioras, Goerge Petrakos and Maria Tsiapa -- Is European trade integration completed? : perspectives for CEE countries / Frédérique Festoc-Louis and Nolwenn Roudaut -- Is the Kuznets hypothesis valid for transition countries? / Olga Demidova -- Perceived job security in transition countries : a comparative perspective / Marco Facchinetti and Federica Origo -- Unemployment convergence in transition / Joanna Tyrowicz and Piotr Wójcik -- Structural change and regional labour market imbalances in transition / Floro Ernesto Caroleo and Francesco Pastore -- Youth unemployment in transition countries and regions / Cristiano Perugini and Marcello Signorelli.