Reforming Planned Economies in an Integrating World Economy
Reforming Planned Economies in an Integrating World Economy

Author: Barry P. Bosworth

Publisher: Brookings Institution Press

Published: 2000-07-26

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 9780815791317

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The still chaotic states of the former Soviet Union, a growing China, and the divergent nations of Eastern Europe are striving to radically transform their economies. In their quest to become more integrated with the global economy, they are making historic changes to move toward market-based, private-enterprise systems. In this book, Barry P. Bosworth and Gur Ofer provide a balanced assessment of the progress of integration among the formerly centrally planned economies. So far, the results of the reform process range from amazing success in China to economic and political disarray in the states of the former Soviet Union. The authors outline the key issues that any successful reform program must address and the sequence in which these reforms should take place. A volume of Brookings' Integrating National Economies Series

Establishing Monetary Stability In Emerging Market Economies
Establishing Monetary Stability In Emerging Market Economies

Author: Thomas D. Willett

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-03-07

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 0429723636

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There has been fierce debate about the optimal sequencing of economic reforms in emerging market economies. Many economists argue that for market-oriented systems to operate effectively, a reasonable degree of monetary stability is necessary. Rampant inflation, a common challenge for emerging economies, greatly reduces the chances that market-oriented reforms will be successful. In this comprehensive volume, a group of policy-oriented economists from North America, Europe, and the former Soviet Union explore the causes of monetary instability in reforming economies and evaluate alternative institutional mechanisms designed to reduce inflationary pressures. Considering the latest theoretical and empirical research–as well as the experiences of former Communist countries, including Russia and the erstwhile Soviet republics–the contributors view inflation as a political issue and make a case for the creation of strong political institutions. They argue that although government actions that stimulate inflation tend to have low costs or even benefits in the sort run, they impose heavy costs on the economy in the longer term. Consequently, there is a strong need to develop institutional mechanisms to help ensure that decision makers place appropriate emphasis on the long-run consequences of policy actions.

Growth, Shortage, and Efficiency
Growth, Shortage, and Efficiency

Author: János Kornai

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1982-01-01

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9780520049017

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Monograph of lectures presenting a macroeconomic model of economic growth characteristics and inherent obstacles in planned economies in Eastern Europe - discusses issues relating to shortages of investment resources, capital goods and consumer goods and labour shortages, impact on growth rates, production and marketing inefficiency, stabilization, etc. Diagrams, graphs, references and statistical tables.

The Development of Services in Transition Economies
The Development of Services in Transition Economies

Author: Carolin Wobben

Publisher: GRIN Verlag

Published: 2007-11

Total Pages: 29

ISBN-13: 3638853330

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Seminar paper from the year 2003 in the subject Business economics - General, grade: NN, Hamburg University of Ecomomy and Policy (-), course: Human Development, 18 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: It is by now more than a decade ago that the formally centrally planned economies in Central and Eastern Europe have started to transform into market economies when the collapse of the Soviet system was confirmed in 1989. In fact, they constitute a unique historical example with a large set of economies undergoing this extremely drastic systemic change within a very short period of time. The adoption of a new model based on free market economy supports the rebuilding of one Europe which will benefit from high economic and social growth potential as well as political stability and security. One essential characteristic of a free market economy is a high proportion of services. Realizing this quality in the transition economies signifies a great challenge as their service sector was extremely underdeveloped in the planned economies. In this paper, the development of the service sector in the transition economies of Central and Eastern Europe are depicted on the background of the economic characteristics of their socialist past. In this portrayal, both domestic growth and international trade of services will be accounted for. Finally, it will be discussed in which way the service sector represents a strong impetus in the fight against unemployment and hence contributes to a sustainable development in the future.

Transition and Beyond
Transition and Beyond

Author: Saul Estrin

Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan

Published: 2007-08-10

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13:

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More than fifteen years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, many issues regarding the transition from a centrally planned economy to a market economy are still being debated. This book presents an evaluation of the transition in Central Eastern Europe, and focuses on the socialist legacy, the transition from planned to market economy, and the future of the post-transition phase.