Economics of Institutional Change Central and Eastern Europe Revisited /

• Main Authors: Douarin, Elodie (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Mickiewicz, Tomasz (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Edition: 3rd ed. 2017.
• Series: Studies in Economic Transition,
• Subjects: Economic policy.; Economics.; Development economics.; International economics.; Evolutionary economics.; Political economy.; Political Economy/Economic Systems.; Development Economics.; International Economics.; Institutional/Evolutionary Economics.; International Political Economy.

This book, a third edition, has been significantly expanded and updated. It revisits the process of institutional change: its characteristics, determinants and implications for economic performance. New chapters address the significance of Post-Communist transition, the differences and importance of...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Transition away from the Command Economy in Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union - An Overview
• Chapter 2: The Soviet System
• Chapter 3: Institutions; Institutional Reform
• Chapter 4: Political Economy of Reforms
• Chapter 5: Stabilisation
• Chapter 6: Outcomes of Reforms. Growth
• Chapter 7: Privatisation: Speed, Efficiency, and Effects on Wealth Distribution
• Chapter 8: Unemployment and Labour Market Policies
• Chapter 9: Financial Liberalisation
• Chapter 10: Public Finance
• Chapter 11: Transition and Institutional Change
• Chapter 12: Back to "Normality"?.