Catching up and falling behind : post-communist transformation in historical perspective /
Dyker, David A.
Catching up and falling behind : post-communist transformation in historical perspective / David A. Dyker. - London : Singapore ; River Edge, NJ : Imperial College Press ; Distributed by World Scientific, ©2004. - 1 online resource (viii, 379 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Political Economy of Transition -- Transition and the Global Economy -- The East European Countries and the European Union -- Technology and Transition -- Patterns and Prospects.
In this collection of essays David A Dyker explores some of the mostdifficult and fascinating aspects of the process of transition fromautocratic "real socialism" to a capitalism that is sometimesdemocratic, sometimes authoritarian. The stress is on the economicdimension of transformation, but the author sets the economic dramafirmly within a political economy framework and a historicalperspective. Trends in key economic variables are analysed against thebackground of the struggle between different social and politicalgroups for power and command over resources. While the book pays dueattentio.
English.
1860945996 9781860945991 1281866598 9781281866592 9786611866594 6611866590
013100874 Uk
Post-communism--Economic aspects--Russia (Federation)
Post-communism--Economic aspects--Europe, Eastern.
Postcommunisme--Aspect économique--Russie.
Postcommunisme--Aspect économique--Europe de l'Est.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Economic Policy.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Government & Business.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Development--Economic Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Development--Business Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Structural Adjustment.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Development--General.
Post-communism--Economic aspects
Eastern Europe
Russia (Federation)
HC244.Z9 / P639 2004eb
338.947
Catching up and falling behind : post-communist transformation in historical perspective / David A. Dyker. - London : Singapore ; River Edge, NJ : Imperial College Press ; Distributed by World Scientific, ©2004. - 1 online resource (viii, 379 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Political Economy of Transition -- Transition and the Global Economy -- The East European Countries and the European Union -- Technology and Transition -- Patterns and Prospects.
In this collection of essays David A Dyker explores some of the mostdifficult and fascinating aspects of the process of transition fromautocratic "real socialism" to a capitalism that is sometimesdemocratic, sometimes authoritarian. The stress is on the economicdimension of transformation, but the author sets the economic dramafirmly within a political economy framework and a historicalperspective. Trends in key economic variables are analysed against thebackground of the struggle between different social and politicalgroups for power and command over resources. While the book pays dueattentio.
English.
1860945996 9781860945991 1281866598 9781281866592 9786611866594 6611866590
013100874 Uk
Post-communism--Economic aspects--Russia (Federation)
Post-communism--Economic aspects--Europe, Eastern.
Postcommunisme--Aspect économique--Russie.
Postcommunisme--Aspect économique--Europe de l'Est.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Economic Policy.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Government & Business.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Development--Economic Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Development--Business Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Structural Adjustment.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Development--General.
Post-communism--Economic aspects
Eastern Europe
Russia (Federation)
HC244.Z9 / P639 2004eb
338.947