This study compares transition processes in countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union (FSU) and sub-Saharan Africa. By widening the scope from most- to least-developed transition economies, the study establishes the importance of a strong state with evolved institutional...

The results of this study confirm that Russian geopolitical and economic dependencies are strongly reflected in the investment decisions that Russia takes to develop its transport infrastructures. Instead of using and expanding the existing facilities available in the new independent states, in...