Hella Engerer analyses the emergence, evolution and theory of property rights and establishes the limits for privatization of state owned enterprises in the transitional economies of Eastern Europe. She counters the assumption that reduction of the state sector helps to create the basis for a private property system, showing that privatization actually presupposes a stable framework including property order. She makes use of an outstanding methodological approach, reaching well beyond the limits of pure economic observation. This is a major contribution to the understanding of the emerging economic order of Central and Eastern Europe.

Autorentext

HELLA ENGERER is Senior Researcher at the German Institute for Economic Research, Berlin, Germany.

Inhalt

List of Tables General Editors' Foreword Preface Introduction Property Rights in Philosophy and Economics Property Rights in Planned Economies Property Rights in Transition Summary and Prospects Bibliography Main Economic Indicators Appendix Index