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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450962103321

Autore

Winiecki Jan.

Titolo

The private sector after communism : new entrepreneurial firms in transition economies / / Jan Winiecki, Vladimir Benacek and Mihaly Laki

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004

ISBN

0-203-60165-3

1-134-36866-6

1-280-05658-4

0-203-50690-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (176 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in development economics ; ; 38

Classificazione

83.25

Altri autori (Persone)

BenacekVladimir

LakiMihaly

Disciplina

338/.04/0947

Soggetti

Privatization - Former communist countries

Privatization - Europe, Eastern

New business enterprises - Former communist countries

New business enterprises - Europe, Eastern

Electronic books.

Former communist countries Economic policy

Europe, Eastern Economic policy 1989-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [156]-164) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; The Private Sector After Communism; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Introduction; PART I Old and new firms in decline and recovery; 1 Transformational recession: impact on the old state sector; 2 Transformational recovery and the impact of the new private sector; PART II The new private sector; 3 The Czech case; 4 The Hungarian case; 5 The Polish case; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The transformation of state-owned enterprises into privately owned ones is commonly referred to as 'privatization'. Just as important as this process, though sometimes not given the attention it deserves and requires, is the establishment and expansion of new private firms.This book analyzes new entrepreneurial firms that emerge and occasionally



flourish after a period of state communism has come to an end. The authors rightly focus on the aftermath of the end of communism by looking first at the inevitable output decline, followed by an overview of new entrepreneurial firms. Specific East