Transition economies: political economy in Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia

Transition Economies provides students with an up-to-date and highly comprehensive analysis of the economic transformation in former communist countries ofEastern and Central Europe and countries of the former Soviet Union. With coverage extending from the end of central planning to the capitalist varieties of the present, this text provides a comparative analysis of economic transformation and political-economic diversity that has emerged as a direct result. Itcovers differences between countries in terms of economic performance and integration into the world economy. Transition Economies seeks to explain and deepen understanding of these differences, chart the emerging forms of capitalismthere, and provide country responses to the world financial crisis of 2008-2009. INDICE: Introduction Part I: The political economy of state socialism Chapter 1: The system of state socialism Chapter 2: The successes and failures of central planning Chapter 3: From reform to breakdown Part II: Macro-economic transformations: From shock to recovery Chapter 4: The courses of transition Part III: Transition: Policies and alternatives Chapter 5: A strategy for transition Chapter 6: Alternatives and adaptations Part IV: The state Chapter 7: State capacity and the rule of law Chapter 8: State consolidation: Russia in a comparative perspective Chapter 9: Economic role of the state Chapter 10: Welfare states and regimes Part V: Micro-economic evolution: New forms of business Chapter 11: Enterprises: Shock and survival Chapter 12: The growth of new business Chapter 13: Privatization Chapter 14: A new banking system Chapter 15: Enterprises in the period of economic recovery Part VI: Conclusions Chapter 16: Emerging Varieties of Capitalism Chapter 17: The Financial Crisis and a Verdicton Transition Data appendix References

• ISBN: 978-0-470-59619-7
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 416
• Fecha Publicación: 08/10/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés