Economic Transition in Central Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States

By Tomasz Marek Mickiewicz

Fifteen years ago, twenty-seven countries in Europe and Central Asia embarked on their economic transition paths. For some, the outcome was a considerable success. Several others are still struggling to shed the inheritance of the past and to correct more recent policy mistakes. Why were post-Communist recessions so long in some countries and growth disappointing? Why was fiscal performance so different? Was democracy a factor, which facilitated reforms or rather slowed them down? This book discusses these questions in the context of new empirical evidence, including a critical examination of the main themes in the economics of transition literature.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403941629
• ISBN13: 9781403941626
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.9"