The global political economy and post-1989 change :b the place of the Central European transition /Elizabeth De Boer-Ashworth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boer-Ashworth, Elizabeth de, 1962-

Series:

International political economy series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International economic relations.

Poland--Economic policy--1990-.

Poland.

Economic policy.

Poland--Economic conditions--1990-.

Economic conditions.

Czech Republic--Economic policy.

Czech Republic.

Czech Republic--Economic conditions.

Hungary--Economic policy--1989-.

Hungary.

Hungary--Economic conditions--1989-.

Poland--Foreign economic relations.

Czech Republic--Foreign economic relations.

Hungary--Foreign economic relations.

Physical Description:

xiii, 203 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : St. Martin's Press, 2000.

Summary:

This book examines the effect of post-Soviet transitions on current problem solving trends with regards to world capitalism. The fall of Soviet communism left liberal capitalism as the dominant blueprint from which to construct economic development policies. Using Central Europe as an example it is shown that the application of the Western liberal-capitalist model has not been without its difficulties. This book endeavors to place the changes to the global political economy, since 1989, in a theoretical and historical context.

Contents:

1.2 The power of Western norms 5

1.3 Structural change and the global political economy: the role of the financial sector 22

1.4 The place of the Soviet Union 31

2 Western Developmental Approaches 34

2.1 Western developmental approaches towards Central Europe: pre-1989 35

2.2 Western developmental approaches towards Central Europe: post-1989 44

3 Central Europe: Introduction to the Case-Studies 55

4 Poland 64

4.1 Brief history of Poland 64

4.2 Events leading up to 1989 72

4.3 Collapse of communism 77

4.4 The new regime: privatization, investment and government policy 80

4.5 The results thus far 89

5 Czech Republic 102

5.1 Brief history of the Czechs 102

5.2 Events leading up to 1989 110

5.3 Collapse of communism 112

5.4 The new regime: privatization, investment and government policy 115

5.5 The results thus far 122

6 Hungary 128

6.1 Brief history of Hungary 128

6.2 Events leading up to 1989 131

6.3 Collapse of communism 135

6.4 The new regime: privatization, investment and government policy 137

6.5 The results thus far 144

7 The EU Effect and the Question of Eastern Enlargement 156

7.1 The evolution of the process of integration 157

7.2 The transition and the effect of possible integration with the EU: the sectoral example of agriculture 162

7.3 Why Central European enlargement? 172.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-199) and index.

ISBN:

0312234635

OCLC:

43474921