System of Indicators of Eurasian Integration

By publishing this first EDB Report on the System of Indicators of Eurasian Integration (SIEI), we hope to lay the foundations of a new long-term project. It is expected that from now on the EDB will collect data and calculate the indicators on an annual basis. The data presented in this first edition of the SIEI illustrates the dynamics of regional integration between 1999 and 2008. This period is used as a benchmark in studying the development of post-Soviet countries after the “Big Bang” of the 1990s. Another important challenge that we have set ourselves is to trace and demonstrate the main trends of integration of the rapidly evolving post-Soviet economies and societies, the activities of integration institutions, and the effect of integration initiatives and decisions. We hope that the comprehensive picture of the EDB’s SIEI based on an elaborate measurement and evaluation method will be well received and prove instrumental, not only as an academic exercise, but also as a tool for formulating internal and external policies, thus assisting integration in Eurasia.

Vinokurov  E. (ed.) (2009) The EDB System of Indicators of Eurasian Integration. EDB: Almaty.

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Libman A., Vinokurov E. (2010) The EDB System of Indicators of Eurasian Integration: General Findings. UNU-CRIS Working Paper W-2010/6.

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