How capitalism was built : the transformation of Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia / / Anders Åslund [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Åslund Anders <1952-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvi, 356 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 330.9470009/049 |
Soggetto topico |
Post-communism - Former communist countries
Privatization - Former communist countries |
ISBN |
1-107-17864-9
1-281-08523-5 9786611085230 0-511-79041-4 0-511-34212-8 0-511-34159-8 0-511-34101-6 0-511-57331-6 0-511-34265-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Communism and its demise. Real socialism. Decline and fall of socialism. The demise of communism in Central Europe. The collapse of the Soviet Union -- Shock therapy vs. gradualism. The radical reform program : a big bang. Gradual reform programs. Rent seeking : the scourge of transition. Criticism of radical reform after the Russian financial crash -- Output : slump and recovery. Sharp decline in recorded output and varied recovery. Exaggeration of the slump. Radical reform : least decline and early recovery. Late reformers : surged after 1998 -- Liberalization : the creation of a market economy. Different strategies of deregulation. Liberalization of foreign trade. Labor market policy. Combat of monopoly : gas and coal. A big bang : vital in deregulation -- From hyperinflation to financial stability. Establishing national currencies. Radical fiscal adjustment was key. Tax policy : from social democratic to liberal. Monetary policy : from loose to strict. Exchange rates : currency board or free float. Dramas of financial stabilization -- Privatization : the establishment of private property rights. Differing aims of privatization. Small-scale privatization : if started, swiftly done. Large-scale privatization : the biggest headache. Privatization of land, real estate, and housing. New enterprise development : the ultimate success. Great achievements of privatization. Vital : speed and legitimacy of property rights -- An inefficient social system. Incomes : differentiation and poverty. Life and health. Education adjusting to demand. Social transfers and pension reform. Alternative social models -- Democracy vs authoritarianism. Democratic breakthrough : critical for successful transformation. An under-reform trap. Renewed democratization : colored revolutions. Parties, electoral rules, and constitutions. How to tame the leviathan : reform of the communist state. Public opinion and ideology. Democracy and democracy aid -- From crime toward law. An explosion of crime. Attempts at building a legal system. Corruption : the bane of transition -- The role of oligarchs. Who are the oligarchs? The economics of oligarchy. The politics of oligarchy. Complaints : a matter of ideology. A question of property rights. Putin's alternative : centralized dictatorship -- The role of international assistance. The dream of Europe. Western failure to act in the East. Trade policy : a gulf between the EU and the CIS. International assistance : insufficient but crucial -- Conclusions : a world transformed. Different models. Achievements and revelations. Why certain polices worked while others did not. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452103903321 |
Åslund Anders <1952->
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2007 | ||
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How capitalism was built : the transformation of Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia / / Anders Åslund [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Åslund Anders <1952-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvi, 356 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 330.9470009/049 |
Soggetto topico |
Post-communism - Former communist countries
Privatization - Former communist countries |
ISBN |
1-107-17864-9
1-281-08523-5 9786611085230 0-511-79041-4 0-511-34212-8 0-511-34159-8 0-511-34101-6 0-511-57331-6 0-511-34265-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Communism and its demise. Real socialism. Decline and fall of socialism. The demise of communism in Central Europe. The collapse of the Soviet Union -- Shock therapy vs. gradualism. The radical reform program : a big bang. Gradual reform programs. Rent seeking : the scourge of transition. Criticism of radical reform after the Russian financial crash -- Output : slump and recovery. Sharp decline in recorded output and varied recovery. Exaggeration of the slump. Radical reform : least decline and early recovery. Late reformers : surged after 1998 -- Liberalization : the creation of a market economy. Different strategies of deregulation. Liberalization of foreign trade. Labor market policy. Combat of monopoly : gas and coal. A big bang : vital in deregulation -- From hyperinflation to financial stability. Establishing national currencies. Radical fiscal adjustment was key. Tax policy : from social democratic to liberal. Monetary policy : from loose to strict. Exchange rates : currency board or free float. Dramas of financial stabilization -- Privatization : the establishment of private property rights. Differing aims of privatization. Small-scale privatization : if started, swiftly done. Large-scale privatization : the biggest headache. Privatization of land, real estate, and housing. New enterprise development : the ultimate success. Great achievements of privatization. Vital : speed and legitimacy of property rights -- An inefficient social system. Incomes : differentiation and poverty. Life and health. Education adjusting to demand. Social transfers and pension reform. Alternative social models -- Democracy vs authoritarianism. Democratic breakthrough : critical for successful transformation. An under-reform trap. Renewed democratization : colored revolutions. Parties, electoral rules, and constitutions. How to tame the leviathan : reform of the communist state. Public opinion and ideology. Democracy and democracy aid -- From crime toward law. An explosion of crime. Attempts at building a legal system. Corruption : the bane of transition -- The role of oligarchs. Who are the oligarchs? The economics of oligarchy. The politics of oligarchy. Complaints : a matter of ideology. A question of property rights. Putin's alternative : centralized dictatorship -- The role of international assistance. The dream of Europe. Western failure to act in the East. Trade policy : a gulf between the EU and the CIS. International assistance : insufficient but crucial -- Conclusions : a world transformed. Different models. Achievements and revelations. Why certain polices worked while others did not. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778118403321 |
Åslund Anders <1952->
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2007 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The private sector after communism : new entrepreneurial firms in transition economies / / Jan Winiecki, Vladimir Benacek and Mihaly Laki |
Autore | Winiecki Jan. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (176 p.) |
Disciplina | 338/.04/0947 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BenacekVladimir
LakiMihaly |
Collana | Routledge studies in development economics |
Soggetto topico |
Privatization - Former communist countries
Privatization - Europe, Eastern New business enterprises - Former communist countries New business enterprises - Europe, Eastern |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-203-60165-3
1-134-36866-6 1-280-05658-4 0-203-50690-1 |
Classificazione | 83.25 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450962103321 |
Winiecki Jan.
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The private sector after communism : new entrepreneurial firms in transition economies / / Jan Winiecki, Vladimir Benacek and Mihaly Laki |
Autore | Winiecki Jan. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (176 p.) |
Disciplina | 338/.04/0947 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BenacekVladimir
LakiMihaly |
Collana | Routledge studies in development economics |
Soggetto topico |
Privatization - Former communist countries
Privatization - Europe, Eastern New business enterprises - Former communist countries New business enterprises - Europe, Eastern |
ISBN |
1-134-36865-8
0-203-60165-3 1-134-36866-6 1-280-05658-4 0-203-50690-1 |
Classificazione | 83.25 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783956403321 |
Winiecki Jan.
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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