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1 online resource (vi, 516 pages) : illustrations |
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A decade of transition in a variety of settings: a comparison of country experiences / Mario I. Blejer and Marko Škreb -- Ten years of transition in central Europe and the former Soviet Union: the good news and the not-so-good news / Johannes F. Linn -- Postcommunist transition and post-Washington consensus: the lessons for policy reforms / Grzegorz W. Kolodko -- East Germany: transition with unification, experiments, and experiences / Jürgen von Hagen and Rolf R. Strauch -- Ten years of Polish economic transition, 1989-1999 / Marek Dabrowski -- Fiscal foundations of convergence to the European union: the Hungarian economy towards EU accession / László Halpern and Judit Neményi -- The Czech republic: ten years of transition / Vladimír Dlouhý / Croatia in the second state of transition, 1994-1999 / Velimir Šonje and Boris Vujčić -- Fiscal impulse of transition: the case of Slovenia / Velimir Bole -- The legacy of the socialist economy: the macro- and microeconomic consequences of soft budget constraints / Yegor Gaidar -- Belarus: a command economy without central planning / D. Mario Nuti -- Problems with economic transformation in Ukraine / Anders Åslund -- The economic transition in Bulgaria, 1989-1999 / Ilian Mihov -- Strain and economic adjustment: Romania's travails and pains / Daniel Daianu -- Transition economies / Jacques de Larosière |
| Summary |
A comparative analysis of eleven transition economies. The former socialist countries' transition to market economies is one of the momentous transformations in modern history. The pace and degree of success have varied widely, and there is increasing divergence in performance, structure, and institutions among the transition economies. These differences are largely determined by country-specific conditions and political configurations. This book compares the experiences of the countries involved over the first ten years to determine what has worked and failed, as well as the nature of the challenges that lie ahead. After two overviews of the transition process to date, the book presents eleven specific country cases: the reunification of East and West Germany; the most successful transition countries, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Croatia, and Slovenia; the less successful experience of countries in the former Soviet Union, namely, Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine; and the dissimilar developments in two major Balkan countries, Bulgaria and Romania. The final section summarizes the policy lessons of the different experiences. The contributors, who include ministers, government officials, academics, and leaders of international monetary institutions, stress the need for greater emphasis on institutional building and on the enforcement of contracts |
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ECONOMICS/International Economics |
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ECONOMICS/Trade & Development |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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English |
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Print version record |
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Privatization -- Europe, Eastern -- Case studies
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Privatization -- Europe, Central -- Case studies
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Post-communism -- Europe, Eastern -- Case studies
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Post-communism -- Europe, Central -- Case studies
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Economic Policy.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Government & Business.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Economic Development.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Business Development.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Structural Adjustment.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- General.
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Economic policy
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Post-communism
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Privatization
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Economische hervormingen.
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Europe, Eastern -- Economic policy -- 1989- -- Case studies
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Europe, Central -- Economic policy -- Case studies
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Central Europe
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Eastern Europe
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Oost-Europa.
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Midden-Europa.
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Case studies
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Landenoverzichten (vorm)
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Case studies.
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Études de cas.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Bléjer, Mario I
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Skreb, Marko, 1957-
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| ISBN |
9780262268707 |
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0262268701 |
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0585446628 |
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9780585446622 |
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