This book examines the transformation of the state in Central and Eastern Europe since the
end of communism and adoption of market oriented reform in the early 1990s, exploring the …

The relatively peaceful and rapid collapse of Communism came as a great surprise to most,
and the varied paths followed by the countries emerging from Communism has puzzled …

A political economy approach to the neoclassical gradualist model of transition requires the
exposition of what I define the primary elements of the model, which are economic analysis …

Background Research on the health outcomes of globalisation and economic transition has
yielded conflicting results, partly due to methodological and data limitations. Specifically, the …

The neoclassical model of transition from a centrally‐administered socialist economic
system to a market‐based economic system was implemented in Russia and Eastern …

This paper analyzes transition policies in the former Czechoslovakia, in Hungary, and in
Poland. The current literature takes for granted that Czechoslovakia and Poland, at least in …

This important, original book focuses on the transformation of economic systems in Central
Europe. It provides a comprehensive overview of different theoretical approaches to …

This article investigates how Hungary has become a success case of post-communist
privatization. It argues that, by emphasizing macroeconomic stabilization and fast formal …

The privatization policies implemented in transition economies were based on the
neoclassical principles of economic thought. The neoclassical privatization policies …

This title was first published in 2000: Issues such as globalization and the fight against
joblessness as well as the growth dynamics of economies in general have been linked with …