Russia and many other transition countries are now facing the challenges of opening up, restructuring, and modernizing their economies, which requires addressing numerous institutional weaknesses and supply-side distortions. From a regional perspective, drawing on the experience of other...

Machine generated contents note: Introduction -- Part I The political economy of state socialism -- Chapter 1 The system of state socialism -- Chapter 2 The successes and failures of central planning -- Chapter 3 From reform to breakdown -- Part II Macro-economic transformations: From shock to...

The elements of economic growth -- Aggregate labor productivity -- The evolution of employment -- Poverty, vulnerability, and safety nets -- The business environment -- The integration of the transition countries into the global economy -- Demographic change and migration

Der Tagungsband über den in Hohenheim vom 24. bis 28. Oktober 1993 veranstalteten Rußlandkongreß dokumentiert die ungewöhnliche Zielsetzung sowie die wissenschaftlichen Aussagen aus den unterschiedlichen Fachgebieten der Universität Hohenheim und ihrer russischen Gäste. Die zahlreichen...