This paper describes ways that the CEEs can speed their convergence with the EU by emulating the growth strategies of the very fast growing economies. In Section II, we introduce the VFGEs, and discuss some of the sources of their superior growth performance. In Section III, we demonstrate the...

This paper presents evidence that Russian regions that pursued greater microeconomic reforms (small-scale privatization and price liberalization) as of Autumn 1995 also tended to support pro-reform parties in the December 1995 parliamentary elections. This positive association is not eliminated...