Economic Transformations in East and Central Europe : Legacies From the Past and Policies for the Future

In The Economic Transformations in East and Central Europe the contributors argue that the area's economic history over the last century contains vital legacies that will shape its economic future. The book is an invaluable guide to understanding the current and future problems of this volatile region, and includes analysis of individual countries with comparative studies. In East And Central Europe, The Euphoria Of 1989 Has Given Way To More Sober Reflections On The Economic Future Of The Region.--book Jacket. In Economic Transformations In East And Central Europe The Authors Argue That The Area's Economic History Over The Last Century Or So Uncovers The Legacies That Will Shape Its Economic Future. From This Historical Perspective They Show That The Current Watershed Is Only The Most Recent In A Series Of Dramatic Turning Points In The Region's Long-term Economic Development. They Go On To Discuss How This Heritage Can Be Used Positively For Building Market Economies And Integrating The Region Into The World Economy. The Volume Contains Fifteen Chapters Including Comparative Analyses Of Seven Individual Countries. The Book Is An Invaluable Guide To Understanding The Current And Future Problems Of This Volatile Region.--book Jacket. The Economic Transformation Of Central And Eastern Europe In Historical Perspective: Main Themes And Issues / David F. Good -- External Shocks And Long-term Patterns Of Economic Growth In Central And Eastern Europe / Felix Butschek -- Institutions And Markets In History: Lessons For Central And Eastern Europe / Lee J. Alston -- Continuity And Discontinuity: Banking And Industry In Twentieth-century Central Europe / Alice Teichova -- The Collapse Of State Socialism: Causes And Consequences / Ivan T. Berend -- The Rise And Fall Of Yugoslav Socialism: A Case Study Of The Yugo Automobile Enterprise 1954-92 / Michael Palairet -- The Transition To Market Economies: Lessons From Hungary And The Case For Pessimism / Scott M. Eddie -- The Austrian Social Partnership: A Model For Central And Eastern Europe? / Anton Pelinka -- The Yugoslav Economy From Amalgamation To Disintegration: Failed Efforts At Molding A New Economic Space 1919-91 / Ivo Bićanić And Marko Škreb -- Structural Changes In Polish Agriculture 1918-89 / Janusz Kaliński -- The Political Economy Of Agriculture In Czechoslovakia 1899-1992 / Daniel E. Miller -- German Banks And Foreign Investment In Central And Eastern Europe Before 1939 / Richard Tilly -- Austro-hungarian Trade And The Economic Development Of Southeastern Europe Before World War I / Roumyana Preshlenova -- Between Political Disintegration And Economic Reintegration: Austrian Trade Relations With The Successor States After World War I / Jürgen Nautz -- Foreign Trade In Austria And East-central Europe: Retrospective And Perspective / Jan Stankovsky. Edited By David F. Good. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. TITLE......Page 4 COPYRIGHT......Page 5 CONTENTS......Page 6 List of figures......Page 9 List of tables......Page 11 List of contributors......Page 13 Preface......Page 15 THE ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE Main themes and issues......Page 19 EXTERNAL SHOCKS AND LONG-TERM PATTERNS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE......Page 43 INSTITUTIONS AND MARKETS IN HISTORY Lessons for Central and Eastern Europe......Page 59 CONTINUITY AND DISCONTINUITY Banking and industry in twentieth-century Central Europe......Page 79 THE COLLAPSE OF STATE SOCIALISM Causes and consequences......Page 91 THE RISE AND FALL OF YUGOSLAV SOCIALISM A case study of the Yugo Automobile Enterprise 1954 92......Page 109 THE TRANSITION TO MARKET ECONOMIES Lessons from Hungary and the case for pessimism......Page 126 THE AUSTRIAN SOCIAL PARTNERSHIP A model for Central and Eastern Europe?......Page 147 THE YUGOSLAV ECONOMY FROM AMALGAMATION TO DISINTEGRATION Failed efforts at molding a new economic space 1919 91......Page 163 STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN POLISH AGRICULTURE 1918 89......Page 179 THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF AGRICULTURE IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA 1899 1992......Page 193 GERMAN BANKS AND FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE BEFORE 1939......Page 217 AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN TRADE AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE BEFORE WORLD WAR I......Page 247 BETWEEN POLITICAL DISINTEGRATION AND ECONOMIC REINTEGRATION Austrian trade relations with the successor states after World War I......Page 277 FOREIGN TRADE IN AUSTRIA AND EAST-CENTRAL EUROPE Retrospective and perspective......Page 293 Index......Page 311 This book provides an invaluable guide to understanding the current problems of this volatile region, demonstrating that the area's economic history over the last century has vital legacies for its economic future