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Governance and economic development : a comparative institutional approach

Ahrens, Joachim - 2002

The main theme of this study is the political economy of policy reform in less developed countries and post-socialist countries. Given the complexity of economic development and transition, Joachim Ahrens views failures in policy reform, poor public sector management, rent-seeking, corruption,...

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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

The essays in this volume describe, analyse and compare the achievements and the failures of societies that adopted market-based economies within a democratic polity after a long period of communist rule (Russia and Eastern Europe) or military authoritarianism (Latin America). Together, they...

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Developments in the economics of privatization and regulation

Parker, David (contributor); Crew, Michael A. (contributor) - 2008

wave of privatization, starting in the UK, which made the regulation of monopoly of much greater interest. The discipline …, policymakers and regulators in the study of privatization and regulation … Perspectives, 12 (4), Fall, 133-50 -- Bruno Biais and Enrico Perotti (2002), 'Machiavellian Privatization', American Economic …

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The German state banks : global players in the international financial markets

Sinn, Hans-Werner - 1999

The German state banks - or Landesbanks - are not only some of the largest banks in Germany but are also a dominant force in the international banking sector. These state-owned banks enjoy special privileges and government support which have made them major players in the global arena of banking...

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The economics of German unification : an introduction

Lange, Thomas; Pugh, Geoff - 1998

privatization * labour market and industrial policy, including an analysis of wage restraint and cost reduction * the prospects for …

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30 years of transition in Europe : looking back and looking beyond in CESEE countries

Holzmann, Robert (ed.); Ritzberger-Grünwald, Doris (ed.); … - 2020

Contents: Preface -- PART I A historic transformation: heterogeneity in CESEE in a changing global context -- 1 Looking back on 30 years of transition - and looking 30 years ahead / Robert Holzmann -- 2 1989: the year of the great ambivalence / Anton Pelinka -- 3 The price of unity: the...

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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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The economic prospects of the CIS : sources of long term growth

Ofer, Gur (contributor); Pomfret, Richard W. T. (contributor) - 2004

This book brings together ten original studies on the transition and growth experience and the foundations for long-term growth of the newly independent states created by the dissolution of the Soviet Union

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Transition and growth in post-communist countries : the ten-year experience

Orlowski, Lucjan T. (contributor) - 2001

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