Following German reunification in 1990, East Germany's centrally planned economy was abolished and replaced by West Germany's social market economy. Western Germany has since provided vast financial support to aid the transformation, and enable eastern Germany to catch-up with western Germany's...

pt. 1. The power of the market -- pt. 2. The logic of reform -- pt. 3. Transition of growth patterns -- pt. 4. The prospects for state-owned enterprises -- pt. 5. The lifeblood of enterprises -- pt. 6. Choices for the future.

Egypt is lagging behind other countries in the Mediterranean region in reforming its economy. This book explains why. The authors contend that the Egyptian political system, based to a large extent on discrete patronage and dominated by powerful interest groups was inherently resistant to...