On political economy of transformation

The purpose of this volume is to take stock of the recent theoretical and practical developments and experiences that have unfolded, taken place and been felt during the past five years. The thirteen essays collected in this volume indeed reflect the recent economic history in Central and Eastern Europe but also there beyond. Jürgen Backhaus und Günter Krause: Introduction - José Casas Pardo: The Spanish Transition to Democracy. A Public Choice Approach; Günter Schäfer: Comment - Jens Hölscher and Johannes Stephan: Export Oriented Development and Income Creation in Hungary - Sven Damberger and Franz Haslinger: Capital Needs in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union - Davorin Kracun and Egon Zizmond: Transition and Economic Reform in the Case of Slovenia - Joanna Kruczalak-Jankowska: The Environmental Problems in the Process of Privatization in Poland - Jürgen Backhaus and Staffan Westerlung: A Note on Waste Management in Slovakia - Barbara Krug: Moving the Mountains: Some Lessons from the Chinese Case of Economic Transformation - A. Nesterenko: Current Issues of Institutional Reforms in the Russian Economy - Wladyslaw Sztyber: Structural Transformation in Foreign Trade of Poland in the Process of Transition - Janna Witkowska: Foreign Direct Investment in Central and Eastern Europe in the Light of the Eclectic Paradigm of International Production - Zofia Wysokinska: The Implication of the Transformation and Integration Process on Structural Adjustments in the Polish Industry and Foreign Trade - Nicholas W. Balabkins and Frank B. Günter: The Miracle of the Latvian Lat; Frank G. Steindl: Comment - Pal Gáspár: Exchange Rate Policy Experiences in Eastern Central Europe; Jens Hölscher and Johannes Stephan: Comment - Arno Mong Daastoel: Transportation in the Eastern Transformation.