Transition Economies Political Economy in Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia

by Myant, Martin; Drahokoupil, Jan

• ISBN13: 9780470596197
• ISBN10: 0470596198
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-09-28
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Transition Economies provides students with an up-to-date and highly comprehensive analysis of the economic transformation in former communist countries of Eastern and Central Europe and countries of the former Soviet Union. With coverage extending from the end of central planning to the capitalist varieties of the present, this text provides a comparative analysis of economic transformation and political-economic diversity that has emerged as a direct result. It covers differences between countries in terms of economic performance and integration into the world economy. Transition Economies seeks to explain and deepen understanding of these differences, chart the emerging forms of capitalism there, and provide country responses to the world financial crisis of 2008-2009.

Author Biography

Martin Myant is Professor at the University of the West of Scotland, UK. He has written or edited ten books and numerous journal articles on economic and political development in Eastern Europe and other transition countries. Jan Drahokoupil is senior research fellow at the Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES), University of Mannheim. His publications include Globalization and the State in Central and Eastern Europe and a number of journal articles on political economy in Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. v
Acknowledgments	p. v
List of Figures	p. vi
List of Tables	p. viii
List of Boxes	p. xi
Abbreviations	p. xii
Map of the Region	p. xiv
Detailed Map of the Region	p. xv
Introduction	p. xvi
The Political Economy of State Socialism	p. 1
The System of State Socialism	p. 3
The Successes and Failures of Central Planning	p. 11
From Reform to Breakdown	p. 33
Macroeconomic Transformations: From Shock To Recovery	p. 47
The Courses of Transition	p. 49
Transition: Policies and Alternatives	p. 81
A Strategy for Transition	p. 83
Alternatives and Adaptations	p. 105
The State	p. 121
State Capacity and the Rule of Law	p. 123
State Consolidation: Russia in a Comparative Perspective	p. 143
Economic Role of the State	p. 159
Welfare States and Regimes	p. 185
Microeconomic Evolution: New Forms of Business	p. 213
Enterprises: Shock and Survival	p. 215
The Growth of New Business	p. 227
Privatization	p. 237
A New Banking System	p. 259
Enterprises in the Period of Economic Recovery	p. 277
Conclusions	p. 297
Emerging Varieties of Capitalism	p. 299
The Financial Crisis and a Verdict on Transition	p. 313
Appendix	p. 333
References	p. 351
Subject Index	p. 379
Name Index	p. 385
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