Foreign investment and privatization in Eastern Europe / edited by Patrick Artisien-Maksimenko and Matija Rojec.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Artisien-Maksimenko, Patrick, 1951-

Rojec, Matija.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Investments, Foreign--Europe, Eastern.

Investments, Foreign.

Eastern Europe.

Privatization--Europe, Eastern.

Privatization.

Physical Description:

xiv, 292 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave, 2001.

Summary:

This study identifies the presence of multinationals and their role in privatization in Eastern Europe. It binds together the current theoretical knowledge of foreign capital and privatization in transition economies with a close examination of the privatization policies and strategies in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia, Estonia, and Russia.

Contents:

Part I Contextual Aspects

1 Foreign Investment and Privatization in Eastern Europe: An Overview / Patrick Artisien-Maksimenko, Matija Rojec 3

2 Assessing the Costs and Benefits of Foreign Direct Investment: Some Theoretical Considerations / John H. Dunning 34

3 Foreign Direct Investment and the Private Sector / Vitalija Gaucaite 82

4 Direct Investment in South-East Asia and Eastern Europe: A Comparative Analysis / Klaus Meyer 102

Part II Empirical Country Studies

5 Foreign Investment and Privatization in the Czech Republic / Alena Zemplinerova 131

6 Foreign Investment and Privatization in Poland / Wladyslaw Jermakowicz 156

7 Foreign Investment Companies in the Hungarian Economy / Gabor Hunya 173

8 Foreign Capital and Privatization in Hungary / Maria Illes 193

9 The Problems of Foreign Capital Participation in Russia's Privatization / Yuri Adjubei 212

10 Foreign Investment and Privatization in Slovenia / Matija Rojec 229

11 Foreign Investment in Estonia / Philip Hanson 256.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-284) and index.

ISBN:

0333647955

OCLC:

45008566