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Branimir Jovanovic: Western Balkans Lost Between YU and EU

Branimir Jovanovic (wiiw) examined the political, economic and social developments over the past three decades in the five former Yugoslav republics that are still not members of the EU (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Kosovo). The presentation started with how the break-up of Yugoslavia and the consequent wars and privatisations during the early 1990s gave rise to nationalism, corruption and inequality. Jovanovic argued that the neoliberal policies of the following period, based on small government, deregulation and further privatisation, allowed the economic and political elite to expand its power. He discussed how the failure of the EU to quickly integrate the region has magnified the problems of corruption, inequality and nationalism and then looked at how things might evolve in the future, depending on how the EU positions itself towards the region. Video edited by Iulia Anamaria Barta About wiiw: The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw) is Vienna-based policy think tank with a focus on Central, East, and Southeast Europe. We conduct research on international economics, deliver macroeconomic forecasts, comment the ongoing events, collect statistical data, and organize events to discuss policy-related questions. Follow us: Web: https://wiiw.ac.at/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/WiiwAcAt?sub_... Twitter: / wiiw_ac_at Repec: https://edirc.repec.org/data/wiiwwat.... Facebook: / wiiw.economic.studies LinkedIn: / vienna-institute-for-international-economi... Instagram: / wiiw_ac_at