Trials of Transition: Economic Reform in the Former Communist Bloc Book

	Dedication
	Acknowledgments
	Introduction
1	Socialism in the Twenty-First Century	1
2	The End of the Soviet Union and the Return to History	11
3	Democracy at Odds with the Market in Post-Communist Societies	19
4	The Collapse of the Communist Empire: An Avenue to European Civilization	27
5	Popular Efforts Toward Self-Government: Political, Social and Economic Initiatives in Donetsk	39
6	Forced Savings and the Monetary Overhang in the Soviet Union	51
7	Stabilizing and Restructuring the Former Soviet Economy: Big-Bang or Gradual Sequencing?	83
8	Polish Economic Reform: Principles, Policies and Surprises	107
9	Transition from Socialism and Stabilization Policies: The Polish Experience	129
10	The Transition to a Market Economy: Lessons from the Experience of the CSFR	151
11	The Currency Union and the Economic Road to German Unity	173
12	Privatization in Hungary	193
13	Who Will Own the Factories and the Land?	203
14	Strategies for Privatization in the USSR	215
15	The Socialist Firm, the Value of Capital and Transition to Capitalism	239
16	Is There a Future for Regional Economic Cooperation in Eastern Europe?	255
17	The Transition from the CMEA System of International Trade	271
	About the Contributors	291
	Name Index	295
	Subject Index	299