part PART I: COMPARATIVE MODELS OF TRANSITION -- chapter 1 The Collapse of the Stalinist Economic System -- chapter 2 The Analytical Framework -- chapter 3 The Cost of Transition -- part PART II: CASE STUDIES IN TRANSITION ECONOMIES -- chapter 4 The Shock Therapy Model of Transition -- chapter 5...

This paper explores foreign engagements of socialist enterprises in non-socialist countries during the late stage of socialism in Central Europe. It shows that, contrary to popular belief, phenomena such as Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) were relevant in the...