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Constructing a market economy : diverse paths from central planning in Asia and Europe

Pomfret, Richard W. T. - 2002

During the 1990s over two dozen countries in Europe and Asia underwent a transition from centrally planned to more market-oriented economies. In Constructing a Market Economy, Richard Pomfret reviews their diverse experiences and assesses the outcome of transition in each case. The book includes...

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The neoliberal revolution in eastern Europe : economic ideas in the transition from communism

Aligică, Paul Dragoş - 2009

This unique book develops two different but related research agendas: the study of the spread of 'neoliberalism' - as seen from the perspective of Eastern European post-communist evolutions; and the study of Eastern European transition - as seen from an ideas-centred perspective. It challenges a...

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Liberalization and its consequences : a comparative perspective on Latin America and Eastern Europe

Love, Joseph LeRoy (contributor); Baer, Werner (contributor) - 2000

market-based economies within a democratic polity after a long period of communist rule (Russia and Eastern Europe) or …

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The economics of German unification : an introduction

Lange, Thomas; Pugh, Geoff - 1998

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...

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Organisational transformation in the Russian oil industry

Dixon, Sarah - 2008

Four longitudinal case studies of Russian oil companies are drawn upon to explain the process of organisational transformation. The book highlights how and why this process differs between companies within the same industry, explores the complexity of the change process and discusses the...

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Business and management in Russia

Puffer, Sheila M. (ed.) - 1996

The momentous changes in Russia over the past five years have been a rich source for the study and practice of … management. Based on interviews and empirical data collected directly from Russian managers, Business and Management in Russia … business ethics. Intended for students, scholars and managers, Business and Management in Russia provides in-depth analyses of …

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Consumption and growth : recovery and structural change in the US economy

Gualerzi, Davide - 2001

The theme of this extensive book is the relationship between consumption and growth in the context of the long run theory of effective demand. Taking Schumpeter's views on economic development as a starting point, the author proposes an original framework for the analysis of consumption patterns...

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Thorstein Veblen and the revival of free market capitalism

Knoedler, Janet T. (contributor); … - 2007

1. The place of science in society : progress, pragmatism, pluralism -- 2. Thorstein Veblen on the origins and meaning of private property -- 3. Capital and the modern corporation -- 4. Pecuniary institutions : their role and effects -- 5. Veblen's missing theory of markets and exchange, or, Can...

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Pioneers of industrial organization : how the economics of competition and monopoly took shape

Jong, H. W. de (contributor); … - 2007

This encyclopaedic work celebrates the scores of leading pioneers who created the modern economic field of industrial organization, at the heart of which lie competition and monopoly, the two great forces that drive modern markets. Their pioneering work has shaped the field's growing research as...

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Markets, planning and democracy : essays after the collapse of communism

Prychitko, David L. - 2002

The essays contained herein span over a decade and reflect David Prychitko's thinking about the role of the market system, and its relation to planning and democratic processes. The collection consists of previously published and unpublished articles written not only for economists but also for...

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