Economic transformations in East and Central Europe : legacies from the past and policies for the future / edited by David F. Good.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Good, David F.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic history.

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

Europe, Eastern.

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (318 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1994.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In The Economic Transformations in East and Central Europe the contributors argue that the area's economic history over the last century contains vital legacies that will shape its economic future. The book is an invaluable guide to understanding the current and future problems of this volatile region, and includes analysis of individual countries with comparative studies.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Preface; THE ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE Main themes and issues; EXTERNAL SHOCKS AND LONG-TERM PATTERNS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE; INSTITUTIONS AND MARKETS IN HISTORY Lessons for Central and Eastern Europe; CONTINUITY AND DISCONTINUITY Banking and industry in twentieth-century Central Europe; THE COLLAPSE OF STATE SOCIALISM Causes and consequences

THE RISE AND FALL OF YUGOSLAV SOCIALISM A case study of the Yugo Automobile Enterprise 1954 92THE TRANSITION TO MARKET ECONOMIES Lessons from Hungary and the case for pessimism; THE AUSTRIAN SOCIAL PARTNERSHIP A model for Central and Eastern Europe?; THE YUGOSLAV ECONOMY FROM AMALGAMATION TO DISINTEGRATION Failed efforts at molding a new economic space 1919 91; STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN POLISH AGRICULTURE 1918 89; THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF AGRICULTURE IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA 1899 1992; GERMAN BANKS AND FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE BEFORE 1939

AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN TRADE AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE BEFORE WORLD WAR IBETWEEN POLITICAL DISINTEGRATION AND ECONOMIC REINTEGRATION Austrian trade relations with the successor states after World War I; FOREIGN TRADE IN AUSTRIA AND EAST-CENTRAL EUROPE Retrospective and perspective; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-83086-6

0-429-22958-5

1-280-03199-9

0-203-20279-1

9786610031993

9780429229589

OCLC:

437077290