Small businesses trickling up in Central and Eastern Europe / Galen Spencer Hull.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hull, Galen.

Series:

Transnational business and corporate culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Small business--Europe, Eastern.

Small business.

Eastern Europe.

Europe, Eastern--Economic conditions--1989-.

Europe, Eastern.

Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

xviii, 287 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Garland Pub., 1999.

Summary:

Small businesses now constitute the most dynamic element of growth in the emerging markets of Central and Eastern Europe. This book argues that the small and medium sized enterprise (SME) sector has contributed more to the growth of these countries in transition than have privatized state enterprises and the public sector. In 1989 most of the countries of Eastern and Central Europe were still under an economic system dominated by state-owned enterprises. Since then, a process of liberalization has promoted free market policies, involving privatization and restructuring of public enterprises, as well as the promotion of policies encouraging the development of the private sector. Small businesses are creating thousands of new jobs while large companies are downsizing their work force.

This work urges legislators, policy makers, and development agencies alike to take account of the importance of the SME's in their legislation and planning. Given a more favorable environment, these small businesses will provide even greater impetus for economic growth. If the CEE region is to achieve its full potential of economic growth, policies and support mechanisms to promote the SME sector will be needed to assure a favorable environment.

Contents:

Acronyms and Terms ix

1 Historic and Economic Trends in Central and Eastern Europe 3

2 Bulgaria 23

3 The Czech Republic 53

4 Hungary 87

5 Poland 129

6 Romania 168

7 The Slovak Republic 201

8 The Potential for Small and Medium Enterprise Growth in the Central and Eastern European Region 233

9 A Small Business Agenda for the Central and Eastern European Region 259.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

081533236X

OCLC:

40744492