Eastern Europe at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century

<p>Following on from Jeffries' 2001 <em>Economies in Transition: A Guide to China Cuba Mongolia North Korea and Vietnam at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century</em> this comprehensive survey of economic and political change focuses on the countries of Eastern Europe. Jeffries also discusses the general issues involved in economic transition including `big bang'/'shock therapy' gradualism China as an economic model and various schemes of privatization. The book examines Albania Bulgaria the Czech Republic Hungary Poland Romania and Slovakia. Analysing major political and economic events in these countries from the mid-1990s to the present.</p>