Comparative Economic Studies in Europe
A Thirty Year Review
Editors: Andreff, Wladimir (Ed.)
Free Preview- Mirrors debates on transition that have taken place over the last 30 years and adds perspective to them
- Written from a global perspective by experts in the field
- Discusses the topics that have defined the development of political and economic transition
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- About this book
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This book is written in honor of Horst Brezinski and explores a wide and diverse range of topics related to comparative economic studies. Containing contributions from a number of former Presidents of the European Association for Comparative Economic Studies, the chapters discuss the hard budget constraint, economic transformation in Central Eastern Europe, illiberal democracy, sovereign wealth fund, higher education, the euro, the shadow economy, multinational companies, and economic power. Additional attention is given to new areas of study such as the digital economy and sports economics.
This book aims to examine comparative economies across a wide range of geographical areas including China, Hungary, the United Kingdom, Poland, and the United States and will be relevant to those interested in emerging and transition economies, the political economy, economic policy, and international relations. - About the authors
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Wladimir Andreff is Emeritus Professor in Economics at the University Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne, France and President of the Scientific Council at the Observatory of the Sports Economy, French Ministry for Sports. He is a former President of European Association for Comparative Economic Studies.
- Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-10
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The Political Economy of Socialism Revisited
Pages 13-33
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The Development of Thinking on the Czechoslovak Economic Transformation
Pages 35-56
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The Hard Budget Constraint as the Pillar of the Economy
Pages 57-72
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Illiberal and “Inward-Looking” Drives: What Fuels Them?
Pages 73-96
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Comparative Economic Studies in Europe
- Book Subtitle
- A Thirty Year Review
- Editors
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- Wladimir Andreff
- Series Title
- Studies in Economic Transition
- Copyright
- 2021
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-030-48295-4
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-030-48295-4
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-48294-7
- Series ISSN
- 2662-6675
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XXVII, 455
- Number of Illustrations
- 4 b/w illustrations, 22 illustrations in colour
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