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Book SynopsisThis volume provides a country-by-country analysis of various reform experiences, including historical backgrounds and discussions of policies and results to date. The countries analyzed are: Poland; Czechoslovakia; Hungary; Eastern Germany; Slovenia; and Russia.
Table of ContentsIntroduction Olivier Jean Blanchard, Kenneth A. Froot, Jeffrey D. Sachs 1 Stabilization and Reform in Eastern Europe: A Preliminary Evaluation Michael Bruno 2 Stabilization and Transition: Poland, 1990-91 Andrew Berg and Olivier Jean Blanchard Comment: Mark E. Schaffer 3 Stabilization and Transition in Czechoslovakia Karel Dyba and Jan Svejnar Comment: David Begg 4 Hungary--Partial Successes and Remaining Challenges: The Emergence of a "Gradualist" Success Story? Kemal Dervis and Timothy Condon Comment: Kalman Mizsei 5 East German Economic Reconstruction Rudiger Dornbusch and Holger C. Wolf Comment: Janet L. Yellen 6 Political Independence and Economic Reform in Slovenia Boris Pleskovic and Jeffrey D. Sachs 7 Russia and the Soviet Union Then and Now Stanley Fischer Comment: Lawrence H. Summers
