Gevorkyan Transition Economies

Transformation, Development, and Society in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union
Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-1-317-56795-0
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 292 Seiten

This interdisciplinary book offers a uniquely comprehensive analysis of the transition economies of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the Former Soviet Union (FSU). Providing full historical context and drawing on a wide range of literature, it explores the continuous economic and social transformation of the post-socialist world.

Core elements of the book include a detailed historical analysis of the early socialist economic model; its adaptations through the twentieth century; discussion of the 1990s market transition reforms; post-2008 crisis development; and the diversity of economic systems in the region today. Always showing an appreciation for country specifics, the book also considers the urgent problems of social policy, poverty, income inequality and labour migration in the formerly socialist nations.

Transition Economies will be invaluable for advanced students, researchers and policy makers working on transition economies, comparative economics, economic development and the economics of central Europe, as well as economic history, international political economy and Russian and Eastern European studies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gevorkyan, Aleksandr V.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: Introduction – the great unknowns. 1. The great unknowns – economies and societies in motion. 2. Transition and transformation Part II: Planned economy 3. The economic and social context at the turn of the twentieth century. 4. The war economy and the post World War II reconstruction. 5. From wall to wall: economic crisis in tranquil disguise. Part III: The economics of market reforms. 6. The perestroika reforms and early debates on market socialism. 7. The shock therapy: the market, liberalization, & privatization reforms. 8. The shock therapy: the financial sector and the first crises. Part IV: The human "transition" – still happening. 9. Collision safety nets, education, health, and gender issues. 10. Poverty and Income Inequality as they were and as they are now. 11. The perils of temporary and permanent labor migration. Part V: The roaring 2000’s, the crisis, the state, and the future. 12. The crisis of 2000s and challenges of the post-transition model. 13. The re-emerging role of the state in transition. 14. Prospects of development two decades since the market reforms. Final Remarks and Conclusion. 15. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Aleksandr V. Gevorkyan is Assistant Professor of Economics at the Department of Economics and Finance of the Peter J. Tobin College of Business at St. John’s University in New York City. He is a Senior Research Fellow at the Vincentian Center for Church and Society, a Research Fellow at the Center for Global Business Stewardship, and a Board Member at the Armenian Economic Association. Dr. Gevorkyan’s extensive teaching and research experience covers themes in open economy macroeconomics, macroeconomic policy, economic development, international financial economics, labor migration, and post-socialist transition economics.