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1 online resource (388 pages) |
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National Bureau of Economic Research Project Report |
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National Bureau of Economic Research project report.
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| Contents |
The Transition in Eastern Europe; Contents; Preface; 8. What Direction for Labor Market Institutions in Eastern and Central Europe?; 9. Fiscal Policy during the Transition in Eastern Europe; 10. Pension Reform in a Transition Economy: Notes on Poland and Chile; 11. The Government Budget and the Economic Transformation of Poland; 12. Privatization in Russia: First Steps; 13. The Logistics of Privatization in Poland; 14. The Treuhandanstalt: Privatization by State and Market; 15. The Economics of Bankruptcy Reform; 16. Private Business in Eastern Europe |
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17. Foreign Direct Investment in Eastern Europe: Some Economic Considerations18. Foreign Trade in Eastern Europe's Transition: Early Results; Biographies; Contributors; Author Index; Subject Index |
| Summary |
When communism fell in 1989, the question for most Eastern European countries was not whether to go to a market economy, but how to get there. Several years later, the difficult process of privatization and restructuring continues to concern the countries of the region. The Transition in Eastern Europe, Volumes 1 and 2 is an analysis of the experiences of various countries making the transition to market economies and examines the most important challenges still in store. Volume 1, Country Studies, gives an in-depth, country-by-country analysis of various reform experiences, including historic |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Economic stabilization -- Europe, Eastern -- Congresses
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Privatization -- Europe, Eastern -- Congresses
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Economic history
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Economic policy
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Economic stabilization
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Privatization
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| SUBJECT |
Europe, Eastern -- Economic conditions -- 1989- -- Congresses
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Europe, Eastern -- Economic policy -- 1989- -- Congresses
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| Subject |
Eastern Europe
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Froot, Kenneth A
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Sachs, Jeffrey.
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| ISBN |
9780226056821 |
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0226056821 |
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