This paper reviews the political economy view of economic growth in post-communist economies making the transition to … free markets, focusing on the role of economic policy and institutions. We test the hypothesis that better institutions …, measured in terms of economic freedom, contribute to growth. The empirical results from the cross-section of transition …

market creation strategies. Our setting focuses on the transition countries, namely ex-socialist countries. Focusing on the … consolidating their transition to the market economy …

. In this paper we discuss the question what pattern of food insecurity has developed across the transition countries? And …, are there specific characteristics of food insecurity in the transition economies which can be attributed to the legacy of … framework for the analysis of food security has to be adapted to take the specific characteristics of transition countries into …