Economic Transition In Central Europe And The Commonwealth Of Independent States 1st Edition Tomasz Mickiewicz Auth by Tomasz Mickiewicz (auth.) 9780230504349, 9781349520862, 0230504345, 1349520861 instant download after payment.

Fifteen years ago, twenty-seven countries in Europe and Central Asia embarked on their economic transition paths. For some, the outcome was a considerable success. Several others are still struggling to shed the inheritance of the past and to correct more recent policy mistakes. Why were post-Communist recessions so long in some countries and growth disappointing? Why was fiscal performance so different? Was democracy a factor, which facilitated reforms or rather slowed them down? This book discusses these questions in the context of new empirical evidence, including a critical examination of the main themes in the economics of transition literature.