• Editor's Introduction; C.Saunders - PART 1: CONCEPTS, THEORIES AND AIMS - Transition of Economic Systems: Basic Aspects; N.Kloten - Transition from Command to Market Economies; R.Yevstigneev - Concepts of Transition in Socialist Economies; K.Laski - The Neoliberal Concept of Economic Order; H.Leipold - Comments on Part 1; R.Lang, H-J.Wagener & K.Laski - PART 2: TRANSFORMATION POLICIES IN EASTERN EUROPE - Policies for Stabilisation and Adjustment in the Transition Period; E.Hochreiter & P.Back - Monetary and Financial Policies in the Transition Period; P.Rieger - Foreign Economic Relations in Eastern Europe's Transition; J.Stankovsky - Comments on Part 2; G.Fink, V.Kudrov, N.Mates & D.Salvatore - PART 3: AGRICULTURE IN THE TRANSITION PROCESS - Problems in East European Agriculture; C.Boffito - Agriculture in the Hungarian Reform; I.Benet - The Restructuring of East European Agriculture; K-E.W dekin - PART 4: COUNTRY STUDIES OF TRANSITIONS: WEST - West Germany: the Monetary Reform of 1948 and the Rebirth of the Market Economy; J.Molsberger - Austria: Solutions in a Unique Political Environment; H.Androsch - France: Two Big Transitions; B.Cazes - Comments on Part 4 G.Chaloupek - PART 5: COUNTRY STUDIES OF TRANSITIONS: EAST - Czechoslovakia: Strategies for Systematic Change; K.Kouba - East Germany: Transformation to a Social Market: Opportunities and Risks; W.Heinrichs - East Germany: a Special Case or a Precedent?; J.Kammerath - Hungary: Issues for Privatisation; L.Bokros - Hungary: Transformation in Progress; M.Tardos - Poland: the Adjustment Programme; U.Plowiec - Poland: Underpinning the Transition: the Shadow of the Round Table Agreements; B.Kaminski - Poland: Building a Joint Venture from a State Enterprise; R.Dolczewski - Soviet Union: Programmes of Economic Reform; V.Kudrov - Yugoslavia: Experience of Systemic Change; D.Vojnic - Comments on Part 5; N.Mates, K-E.Schenk, J.Kosta, A.Lukaszewicz & A.M.Vacic - PART 6: CONCLUDING REFLECTIONS - Economics and Politicsof Transition; H-J.Wagener - Specific Features of Transition from Plan to Market; A.M.Vacic - List of Participants - Index

...Her excellent book will certainly be placed on the reading list by teachers of very many courses, myself included...Marie Lavigne is an outstanding, highly knowledgeable representative...One of the book's main merits is its very rich store of information. It contains much data and a great number of lucid and informative tables.' - Janos Kornai, Harvard University and Collegium Budapest

• Editor's Introduction; C.Saunders - PART 1: CONCEPTS, THEORIES AND AIMS - Transition of Economic Systems: Basic Aspects; N.Kloten - Transition from Command to Market Economies; R.Yevstigneev - Concepts of Transition in Socialist Economies; K.Laski - The Neoliberal Concept of Economic Order; H.Leipold - Comments on Part 1; R.Lang, H-J.Wagener & K.Laski - PART 2: TRANSFORMATION POLICIES IN EASTERN EUROPE - Policies for Stabilisation and Adjustment in the Transition Period; E.Hochreiter & P.Back - Monetary and Financial Policies in the Transition Period; P.Rieger - Foreign Economic Relations in Eastern Europe's Transition; J.Stankovsky - Comments on Part 2; G.Fink, V.Kudrov, N.Mates & D.Salvatore - PART 3: AGRICULTURE IN THE TRANSITION PROCESS - Problems in East European Agriculture; C.Boffito - Agriculture in the Hungarian Reform; I.Benet - The Restructuring of East European Agriculture; K-E.W dekin - PART 4: COUNTRY STUDIES OF TRANSITIONS: WEST - West Germany: the Monetary Reform of 1948 and the Rebirth of the Market Economy; J.Molsberger - Austria: Solutions in a Unique Political Environment; H.Androsch - France: Two Big Transitions; B.Cazes - Comments on Part 4 G.Chaloupek - PART 5: COUNTRY STUDIES OF TRANSITIONS: EAST - Czechoslovakia: Strategies for Systematic Change; K.Kouba - East Germany: Transformation to a Social Market: Opportunities and Risks; W.Heinrichs - East Germany: a Special Case or a Precedent?; J.Kammerath - Hungary: Issues for Privatisation; L.Bokros - Hungary: Transformation in Progress; M.Tardos - Poland: the Adjustment Programme; U.Plowiec - Poland: Underpinning the Transition: the Shadow of the Round Table Agreements; B.Kaminski - Poland: Building a Joint Venture from a State Enterprise; R.Dolczewski - Soviet Union: Programmes of Economic Reform; V.Kudrov - Yugoslavia: Experience of Systemic Change; D.Vojnic - Comments on Part 5; N.Mates, K-E.Schenk, J.Kosta, A.Lukaszewicz & A.M.Vacic - PART 6: CONCLUDING REFLECTIONS - Economics and Politicsof Transition; H-J.Wagener - Specific Features of Transition from Plan to Market; A.M.Vacic - List of Participants - Index

...Her excellent book will certainly be placed on the reading list by teachers of very many courses, myself included...Marie Lavigne is an outstanding, highly knowledgeable representative...One of the book's main merits is its very rich store of information. It contains much data and a great number of lucid and informative tables.' - Janos Kornai, Harvard University and Collegium Budapest

• Editor's Introduction; C.Saunders - PART 1: CONCEPTS, THEORIES AND AIMS - Transition of Economic Systems: Basic Aspects; N.Kloten - Transition from Command to Market Economies; R.Yevstigneev - Concepts of Transition in Socialist Economies; K.Laski - The Neoliberal Concept of Economic Order; H.Leipold - Comments on Part 1; R.Lang, H-J.Wagener & K.Laski - PART 2: TRANSFORMATION POLICIES IN EASTERN EUROPE - Policies for Stabilisation and Adjustment in the Transition Period; E.Hochreiter & P.Back - Monetary and Financial Policies in the Transition Period; P.Rieger - Foreign Economic Relations in Eastern Europe's Transition; J.Stankovsky - Comments on Part 2; G.Fink, V.Kudrov, N.Mates & D.Salvatore - PART 3: AGRICULTURE IN THE TRANSITION PROCESS - Problems in East European Agriculture; C.Boffito - Agriculture in the Hungarian Reform; I.Benet - The Restructuring of East European Agriculture; K-E.W dekin - PART 4: COUNTRY STUDIES OF TRANSITIONS: WEST - West Germany: the Monetary Reform of 1948 and the Rebirth of the Market Economy; J.Molsberger - Austria: Solutions in a Unique Political Environment; H.Androsch - France: Two Big Transitions; B.Cazes - Comments on Part 4 G.Chaloupek - PART 5: COUNTRY STUDIES OF TRANSITIONS: EAST - Czechoslovakia: Strategies for Systematic Change; K.Kouba - East Germany: Transformation to a Social Market: Opportunities and Risks; W.Heinrichs - East Germany: a Special Case or a Precedent?; J.Kammerath - Hungary: Issues for Privatisation; L.Bokros - Hungary: Transformation in Progress; M.Tardos - Poland: the Adjustment Programme; U.Plowiec - Poland: Underpinning the Transition: the Shadow of the Round Table Agreements; B.Kaminski - Poland: Building a Joint Venture from a State Enterprise; R.Dolczewski - Soviet Union: Programmes of Economic Reform; V.Kudrov - Yugoslavia: Experience of Systemic Change; D.Vojnic - Comments on Part 5; N.Mates, K-E.Schenk, J.Kosta, A.Lukaszewicz & A.M.Vacic - PART 6: CONCLUDING REFLECTIONS - Economics and Politicsof Transition; H-J.Wagener - Specific Features of Transition from Plan to Market; A.M.Vacic - List of Participants - Index

...Her excellent book will certainly be placed on the reading list by teachers of very many courses, myself included...Marie Lavigne is an outstanding, highly knowledgeable representative...One of the book's main merits is its very rich store of information. It contains much data and a great number of lucid and informative tables.' - Janos Kornai, Harvard University and Collegium Budapest