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The Economics of Transition

From Socialist Economy to Market Economy

  • Textbook
  • © 1999

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Authors:
  1. Marie Lavigne
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  • A substantially revised and updated new edition of a highly regarded book
    Contains a large amount of factual and statisitical data revised and updated where appropriate
    Non-technical approach ensures accessibility to all interested in the issues of transition

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. The Past: Real Socialism

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Bases of the Socialist Economic System

      • Marie Lavigne
      Pages 3-14

    3. History

      • Marie Lavigne
      Pages 15-28

    4. The Reforms: Experiences and Failures

      • Marie Lavigne
      Pages 29-43

    5. The Performance

      • Marie Lavigne
      Pages 44-64

    6. International Economic Relations

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      Pages 65-87

  3. The Present: Transition in the Making

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 89-89
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    2. The End of the System

      • Marie Lavigne
      Pages 91-112

    3. Macroeconomic Stabilisation

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      Pages 113-161

    4. Privatisation and Structural Reforms

      • Marie Lavigne
      Pages 162-202

    5. Reintegrating the World Economy

      • Marie Lavigne
      Pages 203-263

    6. When is Transition Over?

      • Marie Lavigne
      Pages 264-277

    7. Conclusion

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      Pages 278-280

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 281-328
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About this book

Substantially revised and updated the second edition of this highly acclaimed text is both a vital guide and a valuable critical analysis. The book provides a contemporary comparative approach to the process of transformation of the economies of Eastern Europe and Russia. Supplying a large amount of factual and statistical information it also includes consideration of recent progress in the areas of macro-economic-stabilisation, micro-economic restructuring and integration into the world economy.

About the author

MARIE LAVIGNE, PhD, Emeritus Professor of Economics, taught at the Universities of Strasbourg (1959-69), Paris (1969-91), and Pau (1991-96). At the University of Paris, she chaired the Centre for International Economics of the Socialist Countries, the first academic research unit in France dealing with centrally planned economies. In 1996 she retired from the university and is now Senior Research fellow at ISMEA (Institute for Applied Mathematics and Economics), Paris. She has travelled extensively in Eastern Europe and Russia, both before and after the collapse of the communist regimes. She has written and edited many books and articles on the economics and international economic relations of the area. One of the world's leading authorities on transition she has taught widely in both Europe and North America.

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