| Physical description |
xv, 709 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
I Transition To Market Economies And Political Pluralism -- Overview / James Voorhees -- Legacy of Communism / Bartlomiej Kaminski -- Costs and Benefits of Transition / Keith Crane -- Sequencing of Political and Economic Reforms / Valerie Bunce -- Systemic Privatization and Restructuring / Stilpon Nestor, Scott Thomas -- Post-Privatization Issues / David M. Kemme -- Banking Sector Reform / Michael Marrese -- Defense Conversion / Thomas S. Szayna -- Gender Issues / Sharon L. Wolchik -- II Western Assistance And Integration -- Overview / George D. Holliday -- Five Years After: Post-Communist Trabsitions and Western Assistance Strategies / Robert L. Hutchings -- Role of International Finanical Institutions / Aziz Ali Mohammed -- U.S. Commerical, Political, and Security Relations / John T. Danylyk -- Project Finance / Roberta J. Waxman-Lenz -- Technical Assistance / George B. Assaf -- Investment Needs and Financial Flows / Harvey Shapiro -- Agriculture and Food / Remy Jurenas -- U.S. Aid / Janine R. Wedel -- Congerssional Role in U.S. Policy / William E, Schuerch -- III Regional Relations -- Overview / William H. Cooper -- Regional Role of the Former Sovient Union and the CMEA / Andras Koves, Gobor Oblath -- Intra-Regional Political and Economic Relations / Sarah M. Terry -- Regional Security Relational and NATO / Paul Gallis, Julie Kim, Francis Miko -- Economic Impact of Unified Germany / Heinrich Machowski, Wolfram Schrettl -- Between Moscow and Bonn / Angela Stent -- IV Country Studies -- Overview / John P. Hart, Phillip J. Kaiser -- Poland / Ben Slay -- Hungary / Paul Marer -- Czech Repulic / Phillip J. Kaiser -- Slovakia / Josef C. Brada -- Bulgria / Michael L. Wyzan -- Romania / Marvin Jackson -- Albania / Robert Cohen -- Slovenia / Franco D. Stiblar -- Croatia / Ivo Bicanic -- Serbia / Montenegro -- Bosnia / Macedonia, Milica Z. bookman -- East Germany / Lutz Hoffmann. |
| Summary |
This fact-filled volume makes the JEC's specially commissioned expert reports on economic developments in East-Central Europe widely available to business people, educators, and students. For ease of use, a detailed subject index has been provided in this edition. Topical coverage includes economic, political, and social reform strategies; privatization and economic restructuring; creation of financial infrastructure; defense conversion; gender issues, unemployment, and family incomes; role of Western assistance programs; integration into the world market; regional economic relationships and complete series of expert country studies - Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Eastern Germany, Hungary, Macedonia, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, and Slovenia. |
| Other author |
Hardt, John P. (John Pearce)
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Kaufman, Richard F.
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United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee.
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| Subject |
Post-communism -- Europe, Eastern.
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Europe, Eastern -- Economic conditions -- 1989-
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Europe, Eastern -- Economic conditions -- 1989- -- Case studies.
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Europe, Eastern -- Foreign relations -- 1989-
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Europe, Eastern -- Politics and government -- 1989-
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| ISBN |
1563246120 (alkaline paper) |
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1563246139 (paperback) |
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