Systemic Change in Post-Communist Economies

General Editor's Introduction Contributors Overview; P.G.Hare PART I: SYSTEMATIC CHANGE Gradualism versus Shock Therapy; P.Bozyk 'Shock versus Gradualism': The Inappropriateness of the Labels Applied to the Strategies in Central Europe; H.W.Hoen The Visible Versus the Invisible Hand: A Tension Inherent in the Post-Communist Transformation; J.L.Porket Road Maps to Markets: Issues in the Theory of the Post-Communist Transformation; V.Samonis Russian Output Drop in Early Transition: Macro- and Micro-Economic Implications; M.Kuboniwa PART II: COUNTRY STUDIES Polish Economic Reforms in Japanese Historical Perspective; K.Morita Theories of Disintegration of the USSR; H.H.Tickin The Political Problems of Economic Transformation in Post-Communist Russia; V.Mau Western Economists and the Transition Process in Russia; B.Arnot Russia's Economic Recovery Potential to the Year 2000; S.Rosefielde The Georgian Economy: Main Directions and Initial Results of Reforms; V.Papava Index