Eastern Europe in Crisis and the Way Out

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Editor’s Introduction....Pages 1-12
Economic Transformation in the East: A Critical Appraisal of Its Development and Suggestions for a Possible Way Out....Pages 13-28
Transformational Recession: The Example of Hungary....Pages 29-77
Lessons for the East from Stabilisation in the West....Pages 78-122
The Banking System in Russia....Pages 123-137
Money Demand, Bank Credit and Economic Performance in the Former Socialist Economies....Pages 138-179
Western Financial Markets Offer Choices for the East....Pages 180-200
Trade Relations Of The Eastern European Countries....Pages 201-228
Foreign Trade in the Process of Economic Transformation; With Special Reference to Czech Experience....Pages 229-242
The Transformation of East-West Trade Relations....Pages 243-267
Who will Own “Nobody’S Property”? Privatisation Problems in Russia....Pages 269-280
A Progress Report on Privatisation in Eastern Europe....Pages 281-310
Restructuring, Privatisation and Industrial Policy Making....Pages 311-342
Potential Lessons from Austria for the Restructuring Process in East Europe....Pages 343-367
Social Costs and Social Goals of Transformation Policy: Polish Experience....Pages 369-381
Social Aspects of Economic Reform in Russia....Pages 382-396
The Concept of Financial Programming Confronted with Russian Experience....Pages 397-411
In Quest of Lost Stabilisation: Reflections on Hungary in 1993....Pages 412-421
Transition in Poland....Pages 422-450
Systemic Changes in the Czech Economy....Pages 451-465
The Transformation Process in the New Slovak Republic....Pages 466-471
Slovenia: A New State and Its Prospects....Pages 472-489
The Croatian Economy in Transition....Pages 490-510
Back Matter....Pages 511-524