The Transition in Eastern Europe: Restructuring v. 2
University of Chicago Press
Published on 28. May 1994
Book
Hardback
384 pages
978-0-226-05662-3 (ISBN)
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Description
Volumes One and Two of "The Transition in Eastern Europe" provide an analysis of the experiences of various Eastern European countries that are making the transition to market economies and examines the most important challenges still in store. Volume One, "Country Studies", gives an in-depth, country-by-country analysis of various reform experiences, including historical backgrounds and discussions of policies and results to date. The countries analyzed are: Poland; Czechoslovakia; Hungary; Eastern Germany; Slovenia; and Russia. Written by leading economists, some of whom helped shape local and national reforms, this volume identifies common progress, common difficulties and tentative solutions to the problems of economic transition. Volume Two, "Restructuring", focuses on specific issues of transition, including how to design labour-market institutions, privatization, new fiscal structures and bankruptcy laws; how to reorganize foreign trade; and how to promote foreign direct investment. The articles, written by experts in the field, will be of direct help to those involved in the transition process.
These volumes provide a standard reference on economic transition in the region for policy-makers in Eastern Europe and in western countries, for international agencies concerned with the transition process, and for anyone interested in learning about the dramatic changes that have recently occurred in Eastern Europe.
These volumes provide a standard reference on economic transition in the region for policy-makers in Eastern Europe and in western countries, for international agencies concerned with the transition process, and for anyone interested in learning about the dramatic changes that have recently occurred in Eastern Europe.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chicago
United States
Publishing group
The University of Chicago Press
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
5 line drawings, 63 tables
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 160 mm
Weight
707 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-226-05662-3 (9780226056623)
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Olivier Jean Blanchard | Kenneth A. Froot | Jeffrey D. Sachs
Transition in Eastern Europe, Volume 2
Restructuring
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12/2007
1st Edition
University of Chicago Press
€108.09
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Persons
Editor
Professor of Business Adminstration, Harvard University Graduate School of Business, USA
Galen L. Stone Professor of International Trade, Harvard University, USA
Content
Preface 1 What Direction for Labor Market Institutions in Eastern and Central Europe? Richard B. Freeman Comments: Fabrizio Coricelli and Anthony Levitas 2 Fiscal Policy During the Transition in Eastern Europe Roger H. Gordon Comment: Barry Bosworth 3 Pension Reform in a Transition Economy: Notes on Poland and Chile Peter Diamond Comments: Barry Bosworth and George Kopits 4 The Government Budget and the Economic Transformation of Poland Alain de Crombrugghe and David Lipton Comment: Michael P. Dooley 5 Privatization in Russia: First Steps Andrei Shleifer and Robert W. Vishny Comment: Jacek Rostowski 6 The Logistics of Privatization in Poland Andrew Berg 7 The Treuhandanstalt: Privatization by State and Market Wendy Carlin and Colin Mayer Comment: Wilhelm Noelling 8 The Economics of Bankruptcy Reform Philippe Aghion, Oliver Hart, and John Moore Comment: Jeremy C. Stein 9 Private Business in Eastern Europe Simon Johnson 10 Foreign Direct Investment in Eastern Europe: Some Economic Considerations Kenneth A. Froot 11 Foreign Trade in Eastern Europe's Transition: Early Results Dani Rodrik Comment: Susan M. Collins