Housing finance markets in Central and Eastern European countries are typically small in scale and under-developed, though it is generally recognized that fostering housing finance markets contributes to economic development and brings social benefits to the public. This book presents a...

Housing policies of the central and eastern European countries are changing dramatically. Governments as suppliers of housing for the public are being replaced by market mechanisms in the private sector. To facilitate the development of housing markets, establishing well-functioning housing...

Das vorliegende Buch befaßt sich mit Umweltfragen in den Transformationsländern. Dabei stehen weniger Berichte über den momentanen Zustand der Umwelt auf dem Programm, als vielmehr Analysen darüber, unter welchen Aspekten dort Umweltprobleme behandelt und Umweltpolitik betrieben werden. Es...

Severe environmental problems were a key issue in the protests that marked the end of communist regimes in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. This groundbreaking book provides new insights into the interaction between economic policy reforms, environmental protection efforts...