Eastern Europe at the turn of the twenty-first century : a guide to the economies in transition / Ian Jeffries.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jeffries, Ian.

Series:

Routledge Studies of Societies in Transition

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic history.

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

Europe, Eastern--Politics and government--1989-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (455 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Eastern Europe at the turn of the 21st. century

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Following on from Jeffries' 2001 Economies in Transition: A Guide to China, Cuba, Mongolia, North Korea and Vietnam at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century, this comprehensive survey of economic and political change focuses on the countries of Eastern Europe. Jeffries also discusses the general issues involved in economic transition, including `big bang'/'shock therapy', gradualism, China as an economic model and various schemes of privatization. The book examines Albania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia. Analysing major political and economic event

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction and overview; The countries of Eastern Europe; Albania; Bulgaria; The Czech Republic; Hungary; Poland; Romania; Slovakia; General issues; General issues in the transition from command to market economies; Postscript; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Covers Albania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia.

Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-56150-4

1-134-56151-2

0-429-23265-9

1-280-31799-X

0-203-46910-0

0-203-24465-6

OCLC:

317944870