Autor: Rzeszow, and Tischner School of European Studies, Cracow, Poland) Winiecki Jan (University of Information Technology and Management

The Soviet Union and Eastern Europe provide unique examples of large-scale relatively highly developed centrally planned economies. In the 1980s economists in both the East and West began to focus …

The Soviet Union and Eastern Europe provide unique examples of large-scale relatively highly developed centrally planned economies. In the 1980s economists in both the East and West began to focus …

The transformation of state-owned enterprises into privately owned ones is commonly referred to as ‘privatization’. Just as important as this process, though sometimes not given the attention it …

The transformation of state-owned enterprises into privately owned ones is commonly referred to as ‘privatization’. Just as important as this process, though sometimes not given the attention it …

Poland’s transition from socialism to capitalism has largely been praised as a success story. In reality, however, according to this study, Poland’s case is an ‘incomplete’ transition. Looking at the …

Poland’s transition from socialism to capitalism has largely been praised as a success story. In reality, however, according to this study, Poland’s case is an ‘incomplete’ transition. Looking at the …

How successful has the transition to market economies proved in East-Central Europe? The decision by the East European countries to move to market economies was accompanied by much hypothesising and …

How successful has the transition to market economies proved in East-Central Europe? The decision by the East European countries to move to market economies was accompanied by much hypothesising and …

First published in 1987, this is an analysis of the contemporary breakdown of political and economic systems within the Eastern European communist countries. Rather than passively following the devel …

First published in 1987, this is an analysis of the contemporary breakdown of political and economic systems within the Eastern European communist countries. Rather than passively following the devel …

First published in 1997, this collection of articles and essays analyses the political economy of reform and change in Eastern Europe during the years of Gorbachev’s perestroika and the years …

First published in 1997, this collection of articles and essays analyses the political economy of reform and change in Eastern Europe during the years of Gorbachev’s perestroika and the years …

Transition Economies and Foreign Trade makes the bold claim to have solved puzzles that have hindered the subject for years. By taking the distortions of the Communist era into consideration, …

Transition Economies and Foreign Trade makes the bold claim to have solved puzzles that have hindered the subject for years. By taking the distortions of the Communist era into consideration, …

New Europe is a rhetorical term used by some analysts to describe European post-communist transition success stories. The term implies their recent return to European, or more precisely Western …

New Europe is a rhetorical term used by some analysts to describe European post-communist transition success stories. The term implies their recent return to European, or more precisely Western …