The transition in Eastern Europe . Volume 2 Restructuring [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Olivier Jean Blanchard, Kenneth A. Froot, and Jeffrey D. Sachs

• Pubblicazione: Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, c1994
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (388 p.)
• Disciplina: 330.947; 338.947
• Soggetto topico: Economic stabilization - Europe, Eastern; Privatization - Europe, Eastern
• Soggetto geografico: Europe, Eastern Economic conditions 1989- Congresses; Europe, Eastern Economic policy 1989- Congresses
• Soggetto non controllato: eastern europe, communism, market economy, capitalism, restructuring, privatization, reform, economics, politics, government, russia, slovenia, germany, hungary, czechoslovakia, poland, transition, foreign direct investment, trade, bankruptcy laws, fiscal structures, labor, pension, chile, treuhandanstalt, nonfiction, free markets
• Altri autori: BlanchardOlivier (Olivier J.) FrootKenneth SachsJeffrey
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- National Bureau of Economic Research -- Relation of the Directors to the Work and Publications of the National Bureau of Economic Research -- Contents -- Preface -- 8. What Direction for Labor Market Institutions in Eastern and Central Europe? -- 9. Fiscal Policy during the Transition in Eastern Europe -- 10. Pension Reform in a Transition Economy: Notes on Poland and Chile -- 11. The Government Budget and the Economic Transformation of Poland -- 12. Privatization in Russia: First Steps -- 13. The Logistics of Privatization in Poland -- 14. The Treuhandanstalt: Privatization by State and Market -- 15. The Economics of Bankruptcy Reform -- 16. Private Business in Eastern Europe -- 17. Foreign Direct Investment in Eastern Europe: Some Economic Considerations -- 18. Foreign Trade in Eastern Europe's Transition: Early Results -- Biographies (Volume 1 and Volume 2) -- Contributors (Volume 1 and Volume 2) -- Author Index -- Subject Index
• Sommario/riassunto: When communism fell in 1989, the question for most Eastern European countries was not whether to go to a market economy, but how to get there. Several years later, the difficult process of privatization and restructuring continues to concern the countries of the region. The Transition in Eastern Europe, Volumes 1 and 2 is an analysis of the experiences of various countries making the transition to market economies and examines the most important challenges still in store. Volume 1, Country Studies, gives an in-depth, country-by-country analysis of various reform experiences, including historical backgrounds and discussions of policies and results to date. The countries analyzed are Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, eastern Germany, Slovenia, and Russia. Written by leading economists, some of whom helped shape local and national reforms, this volume identifies common progress, common difficulties, and tentative solutions to the problems of economic transition. Volume 2, Restructuring, focuses on specific issues of transition, including how to design labor market institutions, privatization, new fiscal structures, and bankruptcy laws; how to reorganize foreign trade; and how to promote foreign direct investment. The articles, written by experts in the field, will be of direct help to those involved in the transition process. These volumes provide a standard reference on economic transition in the region for policymakers in Eastern Europe and in western countries, for international agencies concerned with the transition process, and for anyone interested in learning about the dramatic changes that have recently occurred in Eastern Europe.
• Titolo autorizzato: The transition in Eastern Europe
• ISBN: 1-281-22311-5; 9786611223113; 0-226-05682-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784742603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: National Bureau of Economic Research project report.