Economies in transition: the long run view

Economies in transition: the long run view

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The twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall saw many reflect on the political, economic and social changes of recent years. The legacy of communism and the economic prospects of post-communist countries are rigorously analysed in this stimulating study of the long term consequences of transition. GÉRARD ROLAND Professor of Economics and Political Science at the University of California at Berkeley, USA, and editor of 'Journal of Comparative Economics'. Previously, he taught at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium. His areas of research include political economics and comparative and institutional economics. INDICE: Introduction; 'G. Roland' - Innovation and Dynamism: Interaction between Systems and Technical Progress; 'J. Kornai' - The Demographic Transformation of Post-Socialist Countries: Causes, Consequences and Questions; 'E. Brainerd' - Reform and Inequality during the Transition: An Analysis Using Panel Household Survey Data, 1990-2005; 'B. Milanovic '&' L. Ersado' - Twenty Years of Political Transition; 'D. Treisman' - Into the Void: Governing Finance in Central and Eastern Europe; 'K. Pistor' - The Long-Run Weight of Communism or the Weight of Long-Run History? 'G. Roland - 'Misuse of Institutions: Lessons from Transition;' L. Polishchuk' - Civil Society, Institutional Change and the Politics of Reform: The Great Transition; 'L. Bruszt, N.F. Campos, J. Fidrmuc,'&' G. Roland' - Twenty Years Later and the Socialist Heritage is Still Kicking: The Case of Russia; 'G. Ofer' - European Transition at Twenty: Assessing Progress in Countries and Sectors; 'E. Berglöf, L. Bruynooghe, H. Harmgart, P. Sanfey, H. Schweiger '& 'J. Zettelmeyer' - Transition, Structural Divergence, and Performance: Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union over 2000-2007; 'G.A. Cornia' - The Long Road to Normalcy: Where Russia Now Stands; 'V. Popov' -The Travails of Unification: East Germany's Economic Transition since 1989; 'C.S. Maier' - Transition in Southeast Europe: Understanding Economic Development and Institutional Change; 'M. Uvalic' - Central Asia after Two Decades of Independence; 'R. Pomfret' -

  • ISBN: 978-0-230-34348-1
  • Editorial: Palgrave MacM
  • Encuadernacion: Cartoné
  • Páginas: 400
  • Fecha Publicación: 02/12/2011
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés