{"product_id":"transition-economies-9780470596197","title":"Transition Economies","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTransition Economies\u003c\/b\u003e provides students with an up-to-date and highly comprehensive analysis of the economic transformation in former communist countries of Eastern and Central Europe and countries of the former Soviet Union. With coverage extending from the end of central planning to the capitalist varieties of the present, this text provides a comparative analysis of economic transformation and political-economic diversity that has emerged as a direct result. It covers differences between countries in terms of economic performance and integration into the world economy. \u003cb\u003eTransition Economies\u003c\/b\u003e seeks to explain and deepen understanding of these differences, chart the emerging forms of capitalism there, and provide country responses to the world financial crisis of 2008-2009.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I:  The political economy of state socialism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1:  The system of state socialism\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2:  The successes and failures of central planning\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3:  From reform to breakdown\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II:  Macro-economic transformations: From shock to recovery\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4:  The courses of transition\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III:  Transition: Policies and alternatives\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5:  A strategy for transition\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6:  Alternatives and adaptations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV:  The state\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7:  State capacity and the rule of law\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8:  State consolidation: Russia in a comparative perspective\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9:  Economic role of the state\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10:  Welfare states and regimes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V:  Micro-economic evolution: New forms of business\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11:  Enterprises: Shock and survival\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12:  The growth of new business\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13:  Privatization\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14:  A new banking system\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15:  Enterprises in the period of economic recovery\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI:   Conclusions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16: Emerging Varieties of Capitalism\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17: The Financial Crisis and a Verdict on Transition\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eData appendix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49525381562711,"sku":"9780470596197","price":107.06,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470596197.jpg?v=1731860299","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/transition-economies-9780470596197","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}