Former communist countries in East-Central Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States and Asia have been heading towards capitalism. This book sets their experience against the 'varieties of capitalism' paradigm, which sets out differences between mature market economies. It thereby provides a useful and novel framework for comparing transformation processes and demonstrates how the rather different heritages of the communist and even pre-communist pasts are leading to different kinds of capitalist economies. The book focuses on the former European communist societies but also has chapters on Kazakhstan and China.
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