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  • POLITICS AND ECONOMICS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE ; POLITICS AND ECONOMICS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE* ; Chapter 1 GLOBALIZATION, TRANSITION AND DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS ; 1. Development and the "Black Legend" Phenomenon; 2. The Dynamics of Economic Transition; 3. Globalization and Post-Communist Transformation; 4. From Shock Failure to Gradual Therapy; 5. Conclusions; Chapter 2 BOSNIA AND THE EUROPEAN UNION MILITARY FORCE (EUFOR): POST-NATO PEACEKEEPING* ; Abstract; SFOR Background and U.S. Policy; Transition to EUFOR in Bosnia; Concept Evolution
  • Planning, Decisions, and Handover in 2004Key Dates; EUFOR Outlook; References; Chapter 3 COUP IN KYRGYZSTAN: DEVELOPMENTS AND IMPLICATIONS ; Abstract; Background; The Coup and Its Aftermath; Akayev's Ouster; Implications for Kyrgyzstan and the Region; Regional Implications; Implications for Afghanistan; Implications for Russia and Other Eurasian States; Implications for China; Implications for U.S. Interests; Appendix; Opposition Leaders in the New Government; References; Chapter 4 SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO: CURRENT SITUATION AND U.S. POLICY ; Abstract; Political Background
  • Serbia and Montenegro at a GlanceCurrent Political Situation in Serbia; Major Political Parties and Groups in Serbia; Political Situation in Montenegro; Major Political Parties in Montenegro; Kosovo and Southern Serbia; Economic Situation; International Response; European Union; NATO; U.S. Policy; Cooperation with the War Crimes Tribunal; U.S. Aid; Congressional Response; References; Chapter 5 AUDITORS IN UKRAINE: "HALF-BACKS" OF SOCIETY ; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. The History of Audit Development in Ukraine; 3. The Standards of Audit; 4. The Place of the Ukrainian Auditors in Society
  • 5. The Independence-Dependence of Ukrainian Auditors6. Today's Problems of the Ukrainian Audit; 7. Conclusion; References; Chapter 6 EQUITY ISSUES IN POST-COMMUNIST TRANSITION ECONOMIES ; 1. Introduction; 2. Post-Socialist Emerging Markets; 3. The Long Shadow of Centrally Planned Economy; 4. Expectations Versus Reality; 5. The Changing Pattern of Income Distribution; 6. Conclusions; Chapter 7 DYNAMICS OF COMPLEX ECONOMIC SYSTEMS: THE CASE OF ROMANIAN ECONOMY; Abstract; Introduction; 1. Short Presentation of the Economic Developments over the Interval 1989-2004; 2. Methodological Approach
  • 3. Results4. New Research Directions; Conclusions; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; References; Chapter 8 IS THE COST OF LIVING IN RUSSIA REALLY THAT LOW? ; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Incomes of the Top Decile; 3. Minimum Wage; 4. Subsistence Minimum and the Staples Basket; 5. Prices; 6. Inflation and Exchange Rate; Conclusion; References; Chapter 9 BUILDING INSTITUTIONS FOR GROWTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: AN ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE APPLIED TO THE TRANSITIONAL COUNTRIES OF EUROPE AND CIS ; Abstract; Introduction