Market-oriented Systemic Transformations in Eastern Europe

Problems, Theoretical Issues, and Policy Options

Paul J.J. Welfens (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

XII, 264 Seiten

2012 | 1992
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-642-63482-6 (ISBN)

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Socialist economies in Eastern Europe have collapsed and em-barked upon market-oriented reforms. The causes of thedemise of centrally planned economies are analyzed and thebasic challenges of systemic tranformation discussed.Negative income and wealth effects as well as distributionissues make adjustment extremely difficult. The fundamentalroles of privatization and foreign investment are adressed.Foreign economic liberalization is considered to be ofcentralimportance for a growth-oriented adjustment path ina stage of conflict-prone policy and options.Politico-economic aspects of the new European developmentsin addition to North-South issues are analyzed. Difficultchoices await decison-makers in economic policy and thebusiness community in Eastern Europe and in leading marketeconomies.

Paul J. J. Welfens, geb. 1957 in Düren, Studium der Volkswirtschaftslehre in Wuppertal, Duisburg und Paris, Promotion 1985, Habilitation1989. Inhaber des Lehrstuhls für Volkswirtschaftslehre - Schwerpunkt Makroökonomische Theorie und Politik an der Bergischen Universität Wuppertal; Präsident des Europäischen Instituts für Internationale Wirtschaftsbeziehungen (EIIW); Jean-Monnet-Professor für Europäische Wirtschaftsintegration; zuvor Distinguished Research Fellow am AICGS/The Johns Hopkins University, Professor an der Universität Münster bzw. Potsdam, Visiting Alfred Grosser Professor Sciences Po, Paris.

A: Characteristics of the Centrally Planned Economy and Systemic Collapse.- 1. The Rise and Fall of Marxist Theory and Socialism.- 2. Distortions of Socialist Economics.- 3. Stagnation and Collapse.- 4. Dramatic Changes in Eastern Europe.- Appendix Al: Quality Gaps in Socialism Modelled in a SALOP-SALANT Approach.- B: Inefficiency, Instability, and Restricted Options.- 1. Introduction.- 2. The Scope of Transformation and the Sequencing Issue.- 3. Restricted Options in Transforming Socialist Economics.- C: Privatization and Foreign Investment in Eastern Europe.- 1. In Search of Private Owners and Entrepreneurship.- 2. Privatization and Resistance to Systemic Change.- 3. Economic Challenges of Foreign Direct Investment in Eastern Europe.- 4. Normative Conclusions for Policy Concepts.- Appendix C1: Competition and Prices in Systemic Transition.- D: Foreign Economic Liberalization in Eastern Europe.- 1. The Challenge of Foreign Economic Liberalization.- 2. Strategic Role of Foreign Economic Liberalization.- 3. Liberalization and Economic Integration.- 4. Role of a New Marshall Plan.- Appendix D1: Ratio of Consumer Surplus to Producer Surplus.- Appendix D2: A New Supply-augmented IS-LM Model.- Appendix D3: Exports to European A Partners as a Percentage of Total Exports.- E: East-West Problems in Europe and North-South Conflicts.- 1. The New Europe.- 2. Economic Aspects of Instability and Conflict in Europe.- 3. North-South Conflicts and Global Aspects.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	4.10.2012
Zusatzinfo	XII, 264 p.
Verlagsort	Berlin
Sprache	englisch
Maße	170 x 244 mm
Gewicht	487 g
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Finanzwissenschaft
Schlagworte	centrally planned economy • Eastern Europe • Economic Systems • Inflation • IS-LM • Market Economy • Marktwirtschaft • Osteuropa • Stagnation • Systemic Transformation • Systemtransformation • Wirtschaftssysteme
ISBN-10	3-642-63482-6 / 3642634826
ISBN-13	978-3-642-63482-6 / 9783642634826
Zustand	Neuware