Successful Transformations? contrasts the recent experience of economic development in Eastern Germany and the Czech Republic. It provides a comparative up-to-date account critically assessing the transition from central planning to a free market economy. The book highlights the very different...

The paper summarizes the basic features of (i) the development of the Czech insurance industry; and (ii) its preparations for E.U. accession.The insurance industry is a significant part of financial sector and plays an important role in market economies. Compared with the E.U., the Czech...