… to their past centrally planned economic systems. This is … transition countries from the
developed OECD countries are perceived as related to the development level of an economy. In …

… It is intended for use in upper-level undergraduate courses in any course on institutions,
economic development, transition studies, or comparative economic systems. Because the book …

… development will affect economic growth. In a simple growth model it is shown that enhanced
financial market development … for industrial and developing countries, includes a wide set …

… transition countries. CEECs differ significantly in terms of economic performance although
economic … Economic development and institutional economics can be considered two sides of …

… develop an econometric formulation of this concept, which provides the time profile of transition
for one economy … Thus, in measuring a country's economic transition curve, we are able …

… development in transition countries focusing on six main themes. Though it can be argued
that the transition countries … point when they embarked on their transitional path, in this paper, …

… of natural resources on economic growth among transition countries. Since the seminal … is
a “curse” for economic performances. Transition countries provide an interesting case of study. …

… of the transition economies. Indeed, substantial differences exist among the countries of …
It is useful, howvever, to viewv the 25 transition countries as falling into several categories: …

… Since our sample covers a large majority of the transition countries, this argument is not
relevant for this particular case and we can proceed with the fixed effects model. Second, if any …

… during their transition periods, why have most other developing and transitional countries
failed to exploit such potential fully? This is the question that I explore in the following chapters. …