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

Part I:  The political economy of state socialism

Chapter 1:  The system of state socialism

Chapter 2:  The successes and failures of central planning

Chapter 3:  From reform to breakdown

Part II:  Macro-economic transformations: From shock to recovery

Chapter 4:  The courses of transition

Part III:  Transition: Policies and alternatives

Chapter 5:  A strategy for transition

Chapter 6:  Alternatives and adaptations

Part IV:  The state

Chapter 7:  State capacity and the rule of law

Chapter 8:  State consolidation: Russia in a comparative perspective

Chapter 9:  Economic role of the state

Chapter 10:  Welfare states and regimes

Part V:  Micro-economic evolution: New forms of business

Chapter 11:  Enterprises: Shock and survival

Chapter 12:  The growth of new business

Chapter 13:  Privatization

Chapter 14:  A new banking system

Chapter 15:  Enterprises in the period of economic recovery

Part VI:   Conclusions

Chapter 16: Emerging Varieties of Capitalism

Chapter 17: The Financial Crisis and a Verdict on Transition

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