Handbook of the economics and political economy of transition / / edited by Paul Hare and Gerard Turley

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910817443003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London : , : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, , 2013
• ISBN: 1-135-08086-0; 1-135-08087-9; 0-203-06790-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxviii, 495 pages) : illustrations
• Collana: Routledge International Handbooks
• Disciplina: 330.9171/7
• Soggetti: Post-communism - Economic aspects; Mixed economy; Former communist countries Economic conditions; Former communist countries Economic policy
• 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 at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; List of illustrations; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction to the Handbook; PART I Introduction; 1 Transition economies: the first two decades; 2 Institutions in transition; 3 Did we go about transition in the right way?; 4 Is the transition over? A definition and some measurements; PART II Background; 5 Switching development strategies and the costs of transition: the case of the Soviet Union and Russia; 6 Central planning in the Soviet system; 7 From USSR to Russia: the fate of the military economy; 8 Why did transition happen?PART III Beginnings; 9 Transformational recession; 10 Privatization; 11 Theories and models of economic transition; 12 Fiscal policy in transition economies: sustainable public finance as a measure of successful transition; PART IV Integration; 13 Trade reorientation and global integration; 14 The exchange rate and foreign direct investment: two paths to globalization; 15 Enlargement of the European Union; 16 EU accession as an instrument for speeding up transition; PART V Political economy; 17 Corruption in the post-; communist transition; 18 Bulgaria and political economy of transition19 Interpreting China's economic growth and predicting its future course; 20 Towards a new growth model in Eastern Europe; PART VI Firms; 21 Entrepreneurship in the transition economies of Central and Eastern Europe; 22 Trade and firms in transition; 23 Pyramid state ownership and control in the Czech Republic; 24 The business environment in the transition; PART VII People; 25 People and transition: Life in Transition Survey; 26 The status of women during the early transition process; 27 The rural economy and households in China and Russia: a comparison28 Labour markets and labour market institutions in transition economies; PART VIII Country studies; 29 Why has Serbia not been a frontrunner?; 30 Estonia: did the strategy of deep integration fail in the 2008/09 crisis?; 31 Russia since transition; 32 Rebuilding a tradeables sector: the binding constraint in the East German transition; 33 Resource-rich transition economies; PART IX Assessment; 34 Economic growth in the transition from communism; 35 Central and Eastern Europe and the CIS: 20 years on; 36 Communist Asia; 37 The great transformation 1989-2029Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Transition from central planning to a market economy, involving large-scale institutional change and reforms at all levels, is often described as the greatest social science experiment in modern times. As more than two decades have passed since the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union, it is now an excellent time to take stock of how the transition process has turned out for the economies that have moved on from socialism and the command economy.This new handbook assembles a team of leading experts, many of whom were closely involved in the transition process