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The decision of any country to join the European Union (EU) is based to a large extent on the balance of the economic costs and benefits involved. Although the primary forces behind enlargement of the EU have always been political in nature, similarly the decision by the EU to adopt a new member is based to some extent on an evaluation of costs and benefits to the EU. Therefore a question arises: Was the EU enlargement good news for the current member states and accession countries, and what have been the main costs and benefits for Poland from participation in the EU?
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Kundera, J. (2016). The Main Economic Effects of Poland’s Entrance into the European Union. In: Katsikides, S., Hanappi, H. (eds) Society and Economics in Europe. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21431-3_5
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