Economies in Transition The Long-Run View [Hardcover]

The twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall saw many reflect on the political, economic and social?changes of recent years. The legacy of communism and?the economic prospects of post-communist countries?are rigorously analysed in this stimulating study of the long term consequences?of transition.Introduction; G. Roland Innovation and Dynamism: Interaction between Systems and Technical Progress; J. Kornai The Demographic Transformation of Post-Socialist Countries: Causes, Consequences and Questions; E. Brainerd Reform and Inequality during the Transition: An Analysis Using Panel Household Survey Data, 1990-2005; B. Milanovic & L. Ersado Twenty Years of Political Transition; D. Treisman Into the Void: Governing Finance in Central and Eastern Europe; K. Pistor The Long-Run Weight of Communism or the Weight of Long-Run History? G. Roland Misuse of Institutions: Lessons from Transition; L. Polishchuk Civil Society, Institutional Change and the Politics of Reform: The Great Transition; L. Bruszt, N.F. Campos, J. Fidrmuc, & G. Roland Twenty Years Later and the Socialist Heritage is Still Kicking: The Case of Russia; G. Ofer European Transition at Twenty: Assessing Progress in Countries and Sectors; E. Bergl?f, L. Bruynooghe, H. Harmgart, P. Sanfey, H. Schweiger & J. Zettelmeyer Transition, Structural Divergence, and Performance: Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union over 2000-2007; G.A. Cornia The Long Road to Normalcy: Where Russia Now Stands; V. Popov The Travails of Unification: East Germany's Economic Transition since 1989; C.S. Maier Transition in Southeast Europe: Understanding Economic Development and Institutional Change; M. Uvalic Central Asia after Two Decades of Independence; R. Pomfret

'There were pleasant and unpleasant surprises in the transition process. It certainly did not occur in a vacuum and this volume, by some of the best experts on the subject, helps shed light on long-run trends in former socialist countries.' -l£#