Reforming the state : fiscal and welfare reform in post-socialist countries / edited by János Kornai, Stephan Haggard, Robert Kaufman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kornai, János.

Haggard, Stephan.

Kaufman, Robert R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social policy.

Europe, Eastern--Social policy.

Europe, Eastern.

Eastern Europe.

Russia (Federation)--Social policy.

Russia (Federation).

Hungary--Social policy.

Hungary.

Local Subjects:

Hungary--Social policy.

Europe, Eastern--Social policy.

Russia (Federation)--Social policy.

Physical Description:

xv, 284 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.

Summary:

These essays examine fiscal policy-making and providing for social welfare in post-socialist countries.

Contents:

Preface / János Kornai

Introduction / Stephan Haggard and Robert R. Kaufman

The politics of labor-market adjustment: the case of Russia / Vladimir Gimpelson

Creating effective tax administrations: the experience of russia and Georgia / Vito Tanzi

Politics, institutions, and macroeconomic adjustment: Hungarian fiscal policy making in comparative perspective / Stephan Haggard, Robert R. Kaufman and Matthew S. Shugart

Brothers-in-arms or rivals in politics?: top politicians and top policy amkers in the Hungarian transformation / Béla Greskovits

Lessons from Sweden for post-socialist countries / Assar Lindbeck

The borderline between the spheres of authority of the citizen and the state: recommendations for the Hungarian health reform / János Kornai

Security through diversity: conditions for successful reform of the pension system in Poland / Jerzy Hausner

The politics of pension and health-care reforms in Hungary and Poland / Joan M Nelson.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0521773016

0521774888

OCLC:

43751711