The collision between economic systems after 1989 led to significant new forms of mobility. East Central Europe became a legally and institutional ly constructed 'buffer zone' between Western Europe and the CIS, Commonwealth of Independent States -- the former USSR. The opportunities for and...

Coupon scheme helped to privatize a major part of national assets in the Czech and Slovak republics. Investment privatization funds obtained significant part of coupon investment points and became major shareholders in these republics. This lobby has been dominated both by banks and managers of...