How Capitalism Was Built The Transformation of Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, the Caucasus, and Central Asia

Name: How Capitalism Was Built The Transformation of Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, the Caucasus, and Central Asia
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ISBN: 9781107628182

ISBN-10: 1107628180

ISBN-13: 9781107628182

Edition: 2nd 2012

Authors: Anders Aslund

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Anders Åslund is known to make bold predictions that initially arouse controversy but soon become common wisdom. In his book Gorbachev's Struggle for Economic Reform (1989), he foresaw the collapse of the Soviet political and economic system. When others saw little but chaos, he depicted the success of Russia's market transformation in How Russia Became a Market Economy (1995). After Russia's financial crisis of 1998, although most observers declared the market economic experiment a failure, Åslund foresaw market economic success (Building Capitalism, 2002). In How Capitalism Was Built, Second Edition, he asks - and answers in depth for the twenty-one countries he investigates: • Why did…

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List price: $35.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 11/12/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 440
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 1.18" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English



Introduction: a world transformed



Communism and its demise



Radical reform versus gradualism



Output: from slump to recovery and boom



Liberalization: the creation of a market economy



From hyperinflation to financial stability



Privatization: the establishment of private property rights



The social system



The politics of transition



From crime toward law



The importance of the European Union



The global financial crisis, 2007-2012


Conclusions: a world transformed