The Road to Capitalism: Economic Transformation in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union

by David Kennett (Editor)

This edited collection of articles by distinguished authors provides a comprehensive overview of economic transformation in Eastern Europe. While media coverage has concentrated on day-to-day events, this reader gives insight into the process of economic change, explaining why central planning failed, why the market may offer a way out, what a successful transformation must accomplish, and how a nation should go about it. These articles are essential reading for anyone wishing to understand events in the region, and will remain vital and relevant throughout the nineties.

367 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1993