
Transition and Institutions
The Experience of Gradual and Late Reformers
Oxford University Press
Published on 12. July 2001
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-0-19-924218-4 (ISBN)
Description
The gradual introduction of market reforms in China since 1978 and their subsequent massive and rapid adoption in the former Soviet bloc triggered an intense debate on the factors and policies which promote a smooth transition to a market economy. Particularly during its initial phase, such debate has focused on liberalization, privatization, and the macroeconomy of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, and Russia. Other reforming economies and aspects increasingly recognized as key to a successful transition have received less attention in the academic literature.
This volume attempts to fill the gap by reviewing the often- neglected role of initial structural and institutional conditions and their subsequent development during the course of the transition. The volume focuses in particular on China, Russia, and the often-ignored countries of Central Asia, Vietnam, and those economies - such as Cuba and North Korea - which are in the very early phases of the reform process.
This volume attempts to fill the gap by reviewing the often- neglected role of initial structural and institutional conditions and their subsequent development during the course of the transition. The volume focuses in particular on China, Russia, and the often-ignored countries of Central Asia, Vietnam, and those economies - such as Cuba and North Korea - which are in the very early phases of the reform process.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
numerous tables and figures
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
599 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-924218-4 (9780199242184)
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Giovanni Andrea Cornia is Special Adviser for Research, UNICEF.
Vladimir Popov is Visiting Professor in the Department of European and Russian Studies, Carleton University.
Vladimir Popov is Visiting Professor in the Department of European and Russian Studies, Carleton University.
Editor
Professor of EconomicsProfessor of Economics, University of Florence
Visiting Professor, Department of European and Russian StudiesVisiting Professor, Department of European and Russian Studies, Carleton University
Content
I. INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW ; 1. Structural and Institutional Factors in the Transition to the Market Economy: an Overview ; II. LESSONS FROM SELECTED COUNTRY CASE STUDIES ; 2. Russia: Inconsistent Shock Therapy with Weakening Institutions ; 3. Reform Paths in Central Asian Transitional Economies ; 4. The Chinese Road to the Market: Achievements and Long-term Sustainability ; 5. Vietnam: Transition as a Socialist Project in East Asia ; 6. The Tortuous Road to the Market in North Korea: Problems and Prospects ; 7. Cuba: the Stalled Transition ; III. CHANGES IN KEY INSTITUTIONS ; 8. Economic Performance in Transitional Economies: the Role of Ownership, Incentives and Restructuring ; 9. Unorthodox Ownership and Governance Structures in Transitional East Asia ; 10. Transition Approaches, Institutions and Income Inequality ; 11. Informal Institutions, Social Capital and Economic Transition: Reflections on a Neglected Dimension