The rapid social, economic, and politicalchanges in Central and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, and East Asia(e.g. Vietnam, China) have earned these nationsthe title of"transition economies." The evolution of entrepreneurial endeavorswithin these nations, both pre and post institutional...

This book sets the experiences of former communist countries as they head towards capitalism against the 'varieties of capitalism' paradigm, and provides a framework for comparing transformation processes, demonstrating how differing heritages of communist and pre-communist pasts are leading to...