Accession to the European Union: Impact of Legislation Change on Performance of Lithuanian Companies
Accession to the European Union: Impact of Legislation Change on Performance of Lithuanian Companies
Author(s): Irina Travkina, Gitana Dudzevičiūtė, Liuda MaciukevičienėSubject(s): Economy
Published by: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
Keywords: International trade; Lithuania's accession to the EU; competitiveness; banana trade case.
Summary/Abstract: The paper focuses on implications of the EU accession for competitiveness of New Member States, and specifically, Lithuania. Basing on a case study analysis of internationally trading Lithuanian company, effects on its performance, caused by European trade regulation, are being revealed. Authors raise a question whether the EU accession facilitated international trade for newcomers, and if not, what reasons conditioned unfavourable effects. Subjective and objective factors impacting business activity in the after-transition years are being considered.
Journal: Verslas: teorija ir praktika
- Issue Year: 2009
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 142-149
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English