Transition has involved major job destruction and creation. This paper examines the skill content of these changes … using a detailed three country firm survey. It shows that transition has exerted a strong bias against unskilled labour who …

an assessment of privatization as the central and most important aspect of the transition. …

-owned-and-operated enterprises to private owners and/or managers in order to create a viable private sector, capital markets and other institutions … and some others . This paper argues that despite the fact that there were similarities at the starting point of transition …

The paper discusses the impact of state-business conflicts on the process of economic and political transition in the … efficient institutions or will maintain (and even re-enforce) the existing inefficient paths of the post-Soviet countries. …

During the transition from plan to market, managers and politicians succeeded in maintaining control of large parts of … ability to influence law enforcement. Our econometric results, for about 950 firms in five transition economies, provide …

, politically and economically strong conglomerates in transition and developing countries. The model predicts that oligarchs are …

During the transition from plan to market, managers and politicians succeeded in maintaining control of large parts of … ability to influence law enforcement. Our econometric results, for about 950 firms in five transition economies, provide …

During the transition from plan to market, managers and politicians succeeded in maintaining control of large parts of … ability to influence law enforcement. Our econometric results, for about 950 firms in five transition economies, provide …

, politically and economically strong conglomerates in transition and developing countries. The model predicts that oligarchs are …

The author develops the concept of 'clan capitalism' that has emerged in Russia during a period of transition. Clan …