Overview
- A substantially revised and updated new edition of a highly regarded book
Contains a large amount of factual and statisitical data revised and updated where appropriate
Non-technical approach ensures accessibility to all interested in the issues of transition
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Substantially revised and updated the second edition of this highly acclaimed text is both a vital guide and a valuable critical analysis. The book provides a contemporary comparative approach to the process of transformation of the economies of Eastern Europe and Russia. Supplying a large amount of factual and statistical information it also includes consideration of recent progress in the areas of macro-economic-stabilisation, micro-economic restructuring and integration into the world economy.
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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The Past: Real Socialism
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The Present: Transition in the Making
About the author
MARIE LAVIGNE, PhD, Emeritus Professor of Economics, taught at the Universities of Strasbourg (1959-69), Paris (1969-91), and Pau (1991-96). At the University of Paris, she chaired the Centre for International Economics of the Socialist Countries, the first academic research unit in France dealing with centrally planned economies. In 1996 she retired from the university and is now Senior Research fellow at ISMEA (Institute for Applied Mathematics and Economics), Paris. She has travelled extensively in Eastern Europe and Russia, both before and after the collapse of the communist regimes. She has written and edited many books and articles on the economics and international economic relations of the area. One of the world's leading authorities on transition she has taught widely in both Europe and North America.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Economics of Transition
Book Subtitle: From Socialist Economy to Market Economy
Authors: Marie Lavigne
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-27313-3
Publisher: Red Globe Press London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Marie Lavigne 1999
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XX, 352
Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave
Topics: Regional/Spatial Science