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The two words depict two different ways of observing movement or change. Transition suggests a movement from one state to another, whereas transformation implies a shift from one system to another. Since the contemporary events in the former socialist countries in Central Europe have been such a fundamental change in the social system, I use transformation rather than transition.
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Tsuneo, M. (2009). Facts and Lessons of Ten Years of Transformation in Central Europe. In: Ichimura, S., Sato, T., James, W. (eds) Transition from Socialist to Market Economies. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230244986_12
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