The Economic Dynamics of the Eastern Partnership Countries: Between Development Gaps and Internal Fragilities

This chapter is focused on conducting in-depth analyses with respect to the economic dynamics of Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries from a macroeconomic but also a socio-economic perspective, using unique data sets, in the ex post phases of crisis. The carried-out investigations have the role to point out the existing development discrepancies inside the group, an aspect that is transforming the EaP countries, perceived as a whole, into a more fragile group. By capturing the specific vulnerabilities of each country member and the existing internal fragilities of the block, the results of our analysis provide an appropriate frame of reference for the assessment of the countries’ individual and concerted capacity to implement common therapeutic measures as to expand regional resilience.