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Catching up and falling behind : post-communist transformation in historical perspective / David A. Dyker.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Imperial College Press ; Singapore ; River Edge, NJ : Distributed by World Scientific, ©2004.Description: 1 online resource (viii, 379 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 1860945996
  • 9781860945991
  • 1281866598
  • 9781281866592
  • 9786611866594
  • 6611866590
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Catching up and falling behind.DDC classification:
  • 338.947 22
LOC classification:
  • HC244.Z9 P639 2004eb
Online resources:
Contents:
The Political Economy of Transition -- Transition and the Global Economy -- The East European Countries and the European Union -- Technology and Transition -- Patterns and Prospects.
Summary: 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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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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.

The Political Economy of Transition -- Transition and the Global Economy -- The East European Countries and the European Union -- Technology and Transition -- Patterns and Prospects.

English.

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