From Communism to Capitalism

The author tells in a personal down-to-earth and amusing fashion of the joys and challenges involved in assisting individuals and institutions in the former Communist countries make the difficult transition from their rigid centrally-planned systems to the highly competitive free market environment. He describes in a pithy and insightful manner the societies and business conditions in the Eastern European countries where he lived and worked. The book is highly entertaining and enjoyable as well as educational and informative. It is by no means a heavy economic or political tome. Readers will appreciate the author''s unorthodox and ingenious approaches to overcoming difficulties and his vivid descriptions of coping successfully with primitive living conditions and seemingly insoluble professional obstacles. It is fascinating to learn of his imaginative and unusual solutions to apparently impossible situations.