The rebirth of competition and the extensive "exit" that has resulted are among the most important developments in Central Europe since the demise of Communism. This text examines why, how, and to what extent enterprises have reduced their size or left the market altogether during the first...

This volume gathers together essays on the theme of economic transition in Central and Eastern Europe, written by the former Polish Minister of Finance. In it, the author summarizes the research on institutions, institutional change and human behaviour that he has undertaken since the late...

Looking at the economic growth of seemingly similar countries one can find striking differences. Why has Australia gotten so much ahead of New Zealand, in spite of the latter being held up as a paragon of free market reform? How is it possible that Austria, with its persistently oversized state...

This book is about barriers to entry in early transition. It analyses the barriers faced by new private firms in five countries at different stages of transition: the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland as the front-runners of the process, and Albania and Lithuania which followed them later. It...

In vier Themenblöcken geben die Beiträge A bis Z einen Einblick in Stand, Entwicklung und Perspektiven der systemvergleichenden Innovationsanalyse. Es wird ein umfassender Einstieg geboten in systemindifferente und -spezifische Aspekte der Innovationsdynamik. Ebenso präsentiert der Band für...