In the transition from central planning to a market economy in the 1990s, governments focused on privatizing or closing …

During the transition from plan to market, managers and politicians succeeded in maintaining control of large parts of … ability to influence law enforcement. Our econometric results, for about 950 firms in five transition economies, provide …

that characterise the transition process in both the economic and political realms. Contrary to a widespread assumption … survey the vast empirical literature on transition economies in order to provide evidence on the correlation between … expectations at the beginning of transition and success of the transition process. We provide the first comprehensive survey of the …

an assessment of privatization as the central and most important aspect of the transition. …

and some others . This paper argues that despite the fact that there were similarities at the starting point of transition …

In the transition from central planning to a market economy in the 1990s, governments focused on privatizing or closing …

that characterise the transition process in both the economic and political realms. Contrary to a widespread assumption … survey the vast empirical literature on transition economies in order to provide evidence on the correlation between … expectations at the beginning of transition and success of the transition process. We provide the first comprehensive survey of the …

During the transition from plan to market, managers and politicians succeeded in maintaining control of large parts of … ability to influence law enforcement. Our econometric results, for about 950 firms in five transition economies, provide …

, politically and economically strong conglomerates in transition and developing countries. The model predicts that oligarchs are …