Comparative Economic Studies in Europe

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxvii

   PDF

2. Introduction

   • Wladimir Andreff

   Pages 1-10

3. Political Economy in Comparative Studies

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11

      PDF

   2. The Political Economy of Socialism Revisited

      • Hans-Jürgen Wagener

      Pages 13-33

   3. The Development of Thinking on the Czechoslovak Economic Transformation

      • Martin Myant

      Pages 35-56

   4. The Hard Budget Constraint as the Pillar of the Economy

      • Michael Keren

      Pages 57-72

   5. Illiberal and “Inward-Looking” Drives: What Fuels Them?

      • Daniel Daianu

      Pages 73-96

   6. The Political Economy of Sovereign Wealth Funds

      • Jürgen Jerger

      Pages 97-107

4. Comparative Economics Still on the Tracks

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 109-109

      PDF

   2. European Higher Education: Challenges and Achievement

      • Bruno Dallago

      Pages 111-147

   3. Eurozone: Crisis, Policies and Reforms

      • Enrico Marelli, Marcello Signorelli

      Pages 149-170

   4. Brexit: The Lure of the Neoliberal Thought Collective

      • Jens Hölscher, Peter Howard-Jones

      Pages 171-189

   5. The Limits of Europe: Lessons from Post-Communist Experience for the Post-Brexit Union

      • László Csaba

      Pages 191-210

   6. Eurozone Membership and Foreign Direct Investment

      • Randolph Luca Bruno, Saul Estrin

      Pages 211-226

   7. Multinationals from Post-socialist Countries: How Large Their Foreign Investments Can Be?

      • Magdolna Sass

      Pages 227-248

   8. Non-Observed Economy vs. Shadow Economy and Informal Employment in Poland: A Range of Mismatching Estimates

      • Philippe Adair

      Pages 249-278

   9. The Yugoslav Successor States: From Self-Management Socialism to Political Capitalism

      • Will Bartlett

      Pages 279-296

   10. Is (Post-Communist) China Becoming a Dominant Economic Power in South East Asia?

       • Desmond Okwor, Johannes Stephan

       Pages 297-319

   11. The Power of Technology in the US and China: A Comparison

       • Vittorio Valli

       Pages 321-354

5. New Extensions of Comparative Economic Studies

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 355-355

      PDF

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.

• Transitional economics
• Comparative studies
• Political economy of socialism
• Political economy of sovereign wealth funds
• Higher education and the challenges ahead
• Effects of the euro
• Neoliberal thought collective
• Political capitalism
• Central Eastern European multinationals
• Chinese economic dominance
• Power of technology
• Labor alienation in a digital economy

• Pantheon-Sorbonne University, Paris, France

  Wladimir Andreff

​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. 

Policies and ethics