From Shock to Therapy: The Political Economy of Postsocialist Transformation / Edition 1

by Grzegorz W. Kolodko

Overview

This is the first comprehensive study of the economics and politics of postsocialism in thirty transition countries in Europe and Asia. The author, the architect of Poland's successful reforms, compares initial conditions, shifting target models, paths to reform, and progress to date. He offers sensible policy alternatives to the Washington Consensus.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198297437
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	07/13/2000
Series:	WIDER Studies in Development Economics
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	470
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Warsaw School of Economics

Table of Contents

Introduction1. Transition from socialism: where to? 2. Different points of departure3. Systemic change and economic performance4. Transitional recession: expectations, reality, interpretations5. The Washington Consensus revisited6. Transition policy and development strategy7. Transition from plan to market8. Financial reform and policy9. The redistribution of the costs and benefits of transition10. Marketization and democratization11. From recovery to sustained growth12. The internationalization of postsocialist economies13. The long-term prospects14. Doubts and conclusions