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The great rebirth : lessons from the victory of capitalism over communism /

"The fall of communism 25 years ago transformed the political and economic landscape in more than two dozen countries across Europe and Asia. In this volume, political leaders, scholars and policymakers assess the lessons learned from the 'great rebirth' of capitalism, highlighting th...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Autres auteurs: Åslund, Anders, 1952- (Éditeur intellectuel), Djankov, Simeon (Éditeur intellectuel)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Washington, District of Columbia : Peterson Institute for International Economics, 2014.
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Résumé:"The fall of communism 25 years ago transformed the political and economic landscape in more than two dozen countries across Europe and Asia. In this volume, political leaders, scholars and policymakers assess the lessons learned from the 'great rebirth' of capitalism, highlighting the policies that were most successful in helping countries make the transition to stable and prosperous market economies, as well as those cases of countries reverting to political and economic authoritarianism. The authors of these essays conclude that best outcomes resulted from visionary leadership, a willingness to take bold steps, privatization of state-owned enterprises and deregulation. Recent backsliding in Russia and Hungary has cast a shadow over the legacy of the transition a quarter century ago, however. This volume grew out of a ... symposium ... held in Budapest, Hungary in May, 2014"--Publisher's description
Description matérielle:1 online resource (xi, 320 pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780881326987
0881326984
0881326976
9780881326970