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The Successes and Failures of Economic Transition : = The European Experience.

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正題名/作者:	The Successes and Failures of Economic Transition :/
其他題名:	The European Experience.
作者:	Gabrisch, H.
其他作者:	H�olscher, J.
面頁冊數:	1 online resource (202 pages)
標題:	Post-communism - Europe, Eastern. -
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ISBN:	9780230626584

The Successes and Failures of Economic Transition : = The European Experience.
Gabrisch, H.

The Successes and Failures of Economic Transition :The European Experience. - 1 online resource (202 pages)

Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Boxes -- List of Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 The Meaning and Measurement of Transition -- What transition means -- How transition is measured -- An alternative measure: economic and social effects -- Appendix A: the Gini coefficient and the Lorenz curve -- 2 Two Competing Concepts of Transition -- The 'Washington Consensus' approach -- The evolutionary-institutionalist approach -- Fundamental differences in transitional issues -- The dispute over stabilization policy -- A country taxonomy of transition -- Appendix 1: the Lipton-Sachs model of combining liberalization and stabilization -- Appendix 2: IMF financial programming -- 3 Financial Institutions, Stability and Growth -- The core of the monetary economy: the central bank -- Financial systems as stabilizers -- Financial fragility -- The relevance of financial systems for stability and growth -- The strategy of 'semi-liberalization' -- The evolution of financial institutions -- 4 Privatization and Competition -- From state to private ownership -- A taxonomy of privatization methods -- A review of anti-trust practices in EU accession countries -- 5 Emerging Labour Markets -- Supply- and demand-side liberalization -- The unemployment problem -- The optimal speed of transition -- The Beveridge curve -- Growth and unemployment -- Appendix: the Aghion-Blanchard model of the OST -- 6 Opening towards the World -- The open and the opening economy -- Price convergence and aggregate demand -- Relative price shocks and value added -- The exchange rate as a tool for trade policy -- Capital account liberalization -- Appendix: trade opening and negative value added -- 7 Rising Income Inequality -- Income distribution and convergence in the transition process.

This book takes a macroeconomic approach to the issue of transformation from communist economies into market economies. At the centre of the analysis stands the role of the state and the definition within a dramatically changing environment. Particular emphasis is given to the emerging role of money and the financial sector.

ISBN: 9780230626584Subjects--Topical Terms:

1373907
Post-communism - Europe, Eastern.
Index Terms--Genre/Form:

554714
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HD72-88

Dewey Class. No.: 338.947

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