and massive privatization could well explain the phenomenon, and that the government's efforts to eliminate the arrears …

According to leading economic theorists, creating capitalism out of communism requires rapid privatization. In this … article we empirically test the welfare implications of privatization policies in Post-Soviet countries by using cross …-national panel mortality data as an indicator of social costs. We find that rapid privatization - whether measured by a novel measure …

How fast transition should occur and how fast privatization and/or entry should take place in formerly socialist …

reflect substantial business risks in those countries and that rapid privatization and commercialization may contribute to a …