Political Economy of Transition

Name: Political Economy of Transition
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

This book addresses the policy questions around the challenge of transforming eastern European economies from their planned, administrative past to vibrant market-based entities. > This book addresses the policy questions surrounding the challenge of transforming eastern European economies from their planned, administrative past to vibrant market-based entities.Jozef van Brabant considers in turn, the wider set of challenges facing these economies - stabilization, privatization, liberalization, institution building, and developing and maintaining the sociopolitical consensus - before examining the evolving role of the state.Using concrete examples from the eastern European countries throughout, including the Czech Republic and Bulgaria, this work systematically examines, in a society-wide context, the initial conditions of transformation, the policy tasks ahead and the manner in which policies have been pursued. > Introduction; Part 1 History, Starting Conditions, and Transform.