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List of Tables and Figures Acknowledgements Introduction Notes on the Contributors PART I: MONEY AND INDUSTRY The Economics of the European Monetary Integration and the Convergence Problem; F.Farina Dynamical Structural Change in Selected European Countries, with a Comparison with Japan and the US; B.Boehm & L.F.Punzo Emergence and Development of the Service Economy in the European Union; J.De Bandt PART II: GOVERNMENT, GOVERNANCE Lean Government: Goals and Problems; O.Fabel & B.Miconi Long-Term Care Insurance, Savings, and Strategic Bequests; O.Fabel & D.Georgus Innovation, Growth, and Coordination through Institutions: A Discussion about 'Innovation Systems'; M.Quéré Intersectoral Innovation Flows within and between Nations and Regions: Network Analysis and Systems of Innovation; M.A.Maggiono PART III: TRANSITION, FROM WHERE TO WHERE Structure and Productivity During a Simulated Transition: The Polish Case; J.Gadomski & I.Woroniecka Transition and the 'Speciation' of the Japanese Model; U.Pagano Index