The Political Economy of Transition

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XIII

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction

      • Norbert Wunner

      Pages 1-7

3. The economics of transition

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9

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   2. Stylised facts

      • Norbert Wunner

      Pages 11-33

   3. Transition in Eastern Europe: What are the issues?

      • Norbert Wunner

      Pages 35-63

   4. Economic theory and transition

      • Norbert Wunner

      Pages 65-86

4. Economic restructuring, international trade and factor markets

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 87-87

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   2. Economic restructuring and labour re-allocation

      • Norbert Wunner

      Pages 89-137

   3. Capital markets and transition

      • Norbert Wunner

      Pages 139-196

   4. Conclusions

      • Norbert Wunner

      Pages 197-200

5. Back Matter

   Pages 201-217

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Ten years after the start of transition in Central and Eastern Europe the initial euphoria has given way to wide-spread disillusionment. Virtually all former socialist economies have gone through a deep economic recession with a collapse in output, falling real incomes, and a surge in unemployment.

Norbert Wunner presents an analysis of the main factors which have contributed to this slow and painful structural adjustment process and to the delay of economic reforms in transition countries from a political economy perspective.

• Wirtschaft
• internationaler Handel
• politische Ökonomie
• transition

Dr. Norbert Wunner war wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter von Prof. Albert Schweinberger, Ph.D., am Lehrstuhl für Internationale Wirtschaftsbeziehungen der Universität Konstanz. Heute ist er DAAD Fachlektor in Deutscher Politischer Ökonomie an der London School of Economics and Political Science.

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