State, Labor, and the Transition to a Market Economy: Egypt, Poland, Mexico, and the Czech Republic

by Agnieszka Paczyska

In response to mounting debt crises and macroeconomic instability in the 1980s, many countries in the developing world adopted neoliberal policies promoting the unfettered play of market forces and deregulation of the economy and attempted large-scale structural adjustment, including the privatization of public-sector industries. How much influence did various societal groups have on this transition to a market economy, and what explains the variances...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271034378
• ISBN13: 9780271034379
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"