Privatisation and structural change in transition economies / edited by Yelena Kalyuzhnova and Wladimir Andreff.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kalyuzhnova, Yelena.

Andreff, Wladimir, 1946-

Series:

Euro-Asian studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Privatization--Europe, Eastern--Case studies.

Privatization.

Privatization--Former Soviet republics--Case studies.

Europe, Eastern--Economic policy--1989-.

Europe, Eastern.

Eastern Europe.

Economic policy.

Former Soviet republics--Economic policy.

Former Soviet republics.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xvii, 258 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Other Title:

Privatization and structural change in transition economies

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan ; [Reading, U.K.] : Centre for Euro-Asian Studies, 2003.

Summary:

Privatisation has emerged as one of the most important policy instruments in attempting productive transformation of former state enterprises in transition economies. Privatisation and Structural Change in Transition Economies brings together specialists from different areas (governance, regulation, macroeconometrics, microeconometrics, enterprise culture, foreign direct investment, technology transfer) to focus on the many different aspects of the privatisation process in transition economies. The book does not dwell on the administrative or procedural aspects of privatisation. Instead it attempts to understand the bigger picture in terms of underlying policy environment and supporting legal and economic measures which helped to a large extent to determine the eventual success or failure of privatisation programmes.

The book presents a detailed comparison between the outcome of privatisation successes and failures in Central Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The comparison is based on the analytical framework on privatisation and corporate governance in transition economies, presenting empirical data on several privatisation programmes and achievements.

Contents:

Part I Privatisation and Structural Reforms: Theoretical Framework

1. Ten Years After The Road to a Free Economy: The Author's Self-evaluation of Privatisation / Janos Kornai 13

2. Twenty Lessons from the Experience of Privatisation in Transition Economies / Wladimir Andreff 29

3. Privatisation Methods and Enterprise Governance in Transition Economies / Maria Vagliasindi, Pietro Vagliasindi 60

4. Ownership and the Firm: Some Theoretical Gaps Revealed by Privatisation in Transition Economies / Jean-Francois Nivet 93

5. Privatisation, Human Capital, and Long-run Development Strategies in Transition Economies / James Pemberton 114

Part II Patterns and Features of Privatisation in Transition

6. New Private Sector and Growth

A Tale of Two Economies in Transition: Poland and Romania Compared / Gerard Duchene, Philippe Rusin 139

7. Privatisation and Structural Reforms: Case Study Kazakhstan / Yelena Kalyuzhnova 158

8. Privatisation in Serbia: Attempts, Outcome and the Present State / Bozidar Cerovic, Marko Malovic 180

9. Privatisation in the Czech Republic: Strengths and Weaknesses / Alena Zemplinerova, Martin Machacek 202

10. Privatisation of Banks and Firms: the Polish Route / Andrzej Dudzinski, Krystyna Szymkiewicz 225.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0333987225

OCLC:

51818651