Building Capitalism: The Transformation of the Former Soviet Bloc

by Anders Aslund and Anders Åslund

Book Overview

A most comprehensive empirical analysis of the economic transformation of the former Soviet bloc during the first decade after communism. It debunks many myths, seeing transition as a struggle between radical reformers and those thriving on rent seeking. People have gained from fast and comprehensive reforms, but several countries have gotten stuck in corruption. Economic decline and social hazards have been greatly exaggerated, since people have...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521805252
• ISBN13: 9780521805254
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 532 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"