ATA-305_Books on Transition Economies

Original Title: Reforming Planned Economies in an Integrating World Economy

Authors: Barry Bosworth, Gur Ofer

Publisher: Brookings Institution Press, 1995 - Political Science - 186 pages

About the Book

The still chaotic states of the former Soviet Union, a growing China, and the divergent nations of Eastern Europe are striving to radically transform their economies. In their quest to become more integrated with the global economy, they are making historic changes to move toward market-based, private-enterprise systems.In this book, Barry P. Bosworth and Gur Ofer provide a balanced assessment of the progress of integration among the formerly centrally planned economies. So far, the results of the reform process range from amazing success in China to economic and political disarray in the states of the former Soviet Union. The authors outline the key issues that any successful reform program must address and the sequence in which these reforms should take place.

Contents

Economic integration in the Formerly Centrally and Planned Economies, p 1
The Legacy of the Past, p 6
Basic Elements of an Economic Reform Program, p 13

China, p 39
Rural Reform, p 41
Urban Reform, p 42
Foreign Sector Liberalisation, p 49
Conclusion

The Former Soviet Union and the Russian Federation, p 65
Common Problems, p 71
Russia, p 79
Trade and Reforms in Other Former Soviet States, p 97
Conclusion, p 113

Central Europe, p 119
The Output Decline, p 121
Domestic Reforms, p 124
External Economic Relations, p 128
Conclusion, p 142, 

Further Readings:

305.1_Financial Management in Transitional Economies, Public Finance, Economic and Social Affairs, UN - Definition of transition p. 1, treats topic on Accounting Reforms, p. 131, Banking Reform p. 133, Conclusion and references, p. 136 /137.

305.2_Marketing Issues in T.E, William Davidson Institute, Univ. Michigan Business School, ed. Rajeev Batra (1999), Kluwer Academic Publishers. presents an overview on Marketing issues and challenges in T.E., from the changing consumer, market orientation in firms, new distribution patters, Supply chain, distribution strategy and tactics used by MNC vs. local companies, time and modes of entry, market positioning, marketing strategies for emerging market companies, branding challenges for TE firms in local markets, international branding building challenges for overseas markets.

305.3_Corporate Governance of Public Enterprises in Transitional ..., Volumes 23-323 includes topics on corporate governance, state ownership, organisation of SOE's and SOE's by sectors, framework for privatisation, State participation to ownership, institutional arrangements, corporate governance of public enterprises. Context, comparative study on CEE countries (Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia, Ukraine). Main elements of corporate governance include: corporatization, selection of an agent to represent the State, improving management of PEs, Role of Board of Directors, Performance and Management Contracts. Also public enterprises in France (Marion Leblanc-Wohrer)

305.4_25 Years of Transition Post-Communist Europe and the IMF, Regional Economic Issues Special Report, James Roaf, Ruben Atoyan, Bikas Joshi, Krzysztof Krogulski and an IMF Staff Team, 2014, Ref. ATA-306
305.5_Gorbachev's Struggle for Economic Reform, The Soviet Reform Process, 1985-1988, Anders Aslund, Pinter Publishers (London), 1989

307.6_Lost Opportunity, Why Economic Reforms in Russia Have Not Worked, Marschall I. Goldman, Norton&Company, 1994