Palgrave dictionary of emerging markets and transition economics : insights from archival research

The period of transition from socialism to capitalism in parts of Europe and Asia over the past 25 years has attracted considerable interest in academia and beyond. From the Editors of Palgrave's iconic series 'Studies in Economic Transition' comes the Palgrave Dictionary of Emerging Markets and Transition Economics. This dictionary addresses the needs of students, lecturers and the interested general public to quickly find definitions and explanations of topics, institutions, personalities and processes in this historical phase of changing societies, which as such is not concluded. Today newly emerging market economies try to learn from the experiences of transition economies. Those who love The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics will enjoy the format of this Dictionary, which uses an encyclopaedia-based approach, where articles not only define the terms but provide an overview of the evolution of the term or theory and also touch on the current debates. Front Matter....Pages i-xx Introduction....Pages 1-2 Front Matter....Pages 3-3 Central Bank Independence in Transition Economies....Pages 5-27 Currency Reforms in Emerging-Market and Transition Economies....Pages 28-38 Financial Sector Restructuring in Transition and Emerging Market Economies....Pages 39-59 The Choice of Exchange Rate Regime in Emerging-Market and Transition Economies....Pages 60-91 Monetary Stabilization....Pages 92-111 Regional Monetary Cooperation in Emerging, Transition, and Developing Economies....Pages 112-129 Front Matter....Pages 131-131 Varieties of Capitalism in Post-Socialist Countries....Pages 133-152 Institutional Reform: Irresistible Forces and Immovable Objects....Pages 153-169 Property Rights in Transition Countries....Pages 170-189 Corporate Governance: Towards a New Foundation for both Developed and Transition Economies....Pages 190-211 Business Constraints in Low Income Transition Countries of Central Asia....Pages 212-220 Front Matter....Pages 221-221 Human Development and Economic Growth....Pages 223-244 Competition Policy....Pages 245-261 The Access of Central and Eastern European Countries to the European Union....Pages 262-295 Sustainability of Public Budgets....Pages 296-313 The ‘Bad-Asset Problem’....Pages 314-328 Front Matter....Pages 329-329 Entrepreneurship....Pages 331-359 Innovation....Pages 360-371 Migration....Pages 372-392 Front Matter....Pages 329-329 Trade Liberalization....Pages 393-412 Foreign Direct Investment in Transition Economies of Europe and the Former Soviet Union....Pages 413-434 Front Matter....Pages 435-435 Convergence and Divergence....Pages 437-457 Income Distribution....Pages 458-476 Corporate Social Responsibility: A New Business Philosophy....Pages 477-487 Mass Privatization....Pages 488-507 Employees Financial Participation....Pages 508-521 Trust....Pages 522-544 Happiness in Transition....Pages 545-564 Back Matter....Pages 565-589 "The period of transition from socialism to capitalism in parts of Europe and Asia over the past 25 years has attracted considerable interest in academia and beyond. From the Editors of Palgrave's iconic series 'Studies in Economic Transition' comes the Palgrave Dictionary of Emerging Markets and Transition Economics. This dictionary addresses the needs of students, lecturers and the interested general public to quickly find definitions and explanations of topics, institutions, personalities and processes in this historical phase of changing societies, which as such is not concluded. Today newly emerging market economies try to learn from experiences made by transition economies. Those who love The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics will enjoy the format in this Dictionary, which uses an encyclopedia-based approach where articles not only define the terms but provide an overview of the evolution of the term or theory and also touch on the current debates"-- Provided by publisher The Palgrave Dictionary of Emerging Markets and Transition Economies provides a comprehensive A-Z resource to the study of emerging and transition economies