Creating capitalism : transitions and growth in post Soviet Europe / Patricia Dillon, Frank C. Wykoff
- Bib ID:
- 801320
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Dillon, Patricia, 1937-
- Description:
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- Northampton, Ma. : Edward Elgar Pub., 2002
- p. cm.
- ISBN:
- 1840647337
- Summary:
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"Employing historical analysis and building on growth theory and modern political economy, Dillon and Wykoff explain Soviet disintegration and analyze efforts to create capitalism in newly independent states. They show how five fundamental economic reforms generate growth, and use an original model to test the connections between reform, elections and economic performance." "The authors examine the progress of six countries (Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Russia and Slovakia) in terms of each country's history and its successful application of the five reforms. Anyone interested in how capitalism works and why pro-market reforms encounter resistance in spite of their potential for generating higher living standards will find this book essential reading."--BOOK JACKET.
- Full contents:
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- Pt. I. Theoretical Foundations
- 1. The withering away of communism
- 2. The political economy of reform
- 3. Why private markets work
- 4. Growth models for assessing reforms
- 5. How each reform promotes growth
- 6. Challenges facing reformers
- Pt. II. Country Chapters
- 7. Bulgaria: impatient but indecisive
- 8. Are the Czechs capitalist superstars?
- 9. Estonia is headed West
- 10. A taste of Hungarian goulash
- 11. Can Russia make it?
- 12. Will the Slovaks stay the course?
- 13. The long and winding road
- Pt. III. Appendices
- App. A. Reforms in growth models
- App. B. Political influence, economic performance and reform efforts: an econometric analysis of six newly independent countries, 1989-1999.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Wykoff, Frank C., 1942-
- Copyright:
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