The most comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of the successes and failures of 27 countries post-communism transformation. Looking at life after the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989, the book examines and contrasts why some countries have virtually completed their transformation to a liberal polity and economy, while others lag behind.
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List of Tables and Figures Preface and Acknowlegements Foreword Introduction and Overview PART 1: BACKGROUND: TRANSITION DEBATES AND STATISTICAL FACTS Key Debates on Transition Measuring Progress in Transition Economic and Social Costs of Transition: A Hard Look at Soft Facts PART 2: AN EX-POST TRANSITION PARADISM; UNCHARTED WATERS, PIRATE RAIDS, AND SAFE HAVENS The SS Transition Navigation Model The Search for a Navigation Chart: Legitimate Debates, Vested Interests, and Reformist Commitments From Rent-Seeking to Oligarchy to State Capture A Safe Haven for Market Reforms: Membership in the EU and Other International Organizations PART 3: A SUMMING-UP Future Prospects for Captured States Diverse Outcomes: Liberal Societies, Captured States and Undertermined Politics Notes Bibliography Index
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OLEH HAVRYLYSHYN is Deputy Director of HRD at the International Monetary Fund in Washington D.C. USA.
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