of trade with China became less friendly. Today, GDP in North Korea is reportedly lower than in 1990, notwithstanding a …

This paper examines the progress of state-owned enterprise (SOE) reform in the People's Republic of China. After …

all the post-communist countries have become market economies and have achieved macroeconomic stability. Privatization was … has occurred. What went wrong? How could privatization be done better, or be defended? What should be done to defend … private enterprise in the future? This paper argues that the nature of privatization is far less important than the …

This study is a natural continuation of the author fs earlier book on privatization in Hungary, covering the … somewhat misleading, if compared to the privatization revenues generated by previous governments prior to 2010. However, if all … the post 2010 nationalization deals were much smaller than the 1990-2000 privatization deals. …

Rapid economic development in China in the post-1978 era has been considered 'intriguing' and 'puzzling' since it … elite are motivated to promote economic development in China. It argues that like politicians in other types of political … regimes, autocratic leaders are interested in high growth rates. It also studies the historical development of China …

We construct and analyze a unique database with 1992-99 information on privatization transactions and labor … describe the post-privatization ownership structure and to test the effect of alternative privatization policies on firm … and domestic blockholders, but insider and mass privatization are also estimated to have positive, although smaller …