This book sets the experiences of former communist countries as they head towards capitalism against the 'varieties of capitalism' paradigm, and provides a framework for comparing transformation processes, demonstrating how differing heritages of communist and pre-communist pasts are leading to...

Introduction : the changing pattern of world trade and politics -- Post-Soviet regions : from interdependence to countervailing powers? / David Lane -- The changing governance and geography of world trade / Stefan Schmalz -- China's initiatives in Asia : "one belt, one road" as a development...