This book sets the experiences of former communist countries as they head towards capitalism against the 'varieties of capitalism' paradigm, and provides a framework for comparing transformation processes, demonstrating how differing heritages of communist and pre-communist pasts are leading to different kinds of capitalist economies.

'...an important contribution and a welcome addition to the literature on post-communist transition.' - Magnus Feldmann, Political Studies Review

Autorentext
WILL BARTLETT Reader in Social Economics, University of Bristol, UK CLEMENS BUCHEN Research Assistant, Department of Economics, European Business School, Germany KEN CHARMAN Member, London Business School Centre for New and Emerging Markets, UK BARBARA CHRISTOPHE Political Scientist, European University of Viadrina, Germany PHILIP HANSON Professor of the Political Economy of Russia and Eastern Europe, Centre for Russian and East European Studies, University of Birmingham, UK MARK KNELL Senior Research Fellow, Norwegian Institute for Studies in Research and Education - Centre for Innovation Research (NIFU STEP), Norway JULIA A. KOROSTELEVA Research Assistant in Politics, Glasgow University, UK VLAD MYKHNENKO Research Fellow, Centre for Public Policy for Regions, University of Glasgow, UK RUDI SCHMIDT Former Chair, Sociology of Work Committee, German Sociological Association, Germany MARTIN SRHOLEC Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture (TIK), University of Oslo, Norway ELIZABETH TEAGUE Analyst of Russian Politics, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UK JEANNE L. WILSON Professor of Political Science, Wheaton College, USA

Inhalt
Introduction; D.Lane & M.Myant PART 1: THE 'VARIETIES OF CAPITALISM' AND POST-COMMUNIST COUNTRIES Post-State Socialism: A Diversity of Capitalisms? D.Lane Diverging Pathways in Central and Eastern Europe; M.Knell & M.Srholec PART 2: CONSOLIDATED MARKET ECONOMIES Estonia and Slovenia as Antipodes; C.Buchen Eastern Germany's Incorporation into the Federal Republic; R.Schmidt The Czech Republic: From 'Czech' Capitalism to 'European' Capitalism; M.Myant Poland and Ukraine: Institutional Structures and Economic Performance; V.Mykhnenko PART 3: HYBRID ECONOMIES Russian Political Capitalism and its Environment; P.Hanson & E.Teague Kazakhstan: A State-Led Liberalized Market Economy? K.Charman Georgia: Capitalism as Organized Chaos; B.Christophe The Western Balkans; W.Bartlett PART 4: STATIST MARKET ECONOMIES Belarus: Heading towards State Capitalism? J.A.Korosteleva China's Transformation towards Capitalism; J.L.Wilson