Market-oriented Systemic Transformations in Eastern Europe: problems, theoretical issues, and policy options : with 20 figures and 29 tables

Market-oriented Systemic Transformations in Eastern Europe: problems, theoretical issues, and policy options : with 20 figures and 29 tables
ISBN-10
3540557938
ISBN-13
9783540557937
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
264
Language
English
Published
1992-09-10
Publisher
Springer Science & Business Media
Author
Paul J.J. Welfens

Description

Socialist economies in Eastern Europe have collapsed and em- barked upon market-oriented reforms. The causes of the demise of centrally planned economies are analyzed and the basic challenges of systemic tranformation discussed. Negative income and wealth effects as well as distribution issues make adjustment extremely difficult. The fundamental roles of privatization and foreign investment are adressed. Foreign economic liberalization is considered to be of centralimportance for a growth-oriented adjustment path in a stage of conflict-prone policy and options. Politico-economic aspects of the new European developments in addition to North-South issues are analyzed. Difficult choices await decison-makers in economic policy and the business community in Eastern Europe and in leading market economies.

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