Chapter 1 An Overview of Privatization in Transition Economies

Ira W. Lieberman, Ioannis N. Kessides and Mario Gobbo

A chapter in Privatization in Transition Economies: The Ongoing Story, 2007, pp 9-80 from Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Abstract: This chapter is intended to provide the reader with information and insights on the transition or transformation from socialism to a market economy in what are generally termed the transition economies. This includes countries in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), sometimes referred to as the Former Soviet Union (FSU), the South East European (SEE) countries, sometimes referred to as the Balkans and the major socialist economy of Asia, China. The chapter covers the critical years of reform for most of these countries, from 1990 to 2000. Some transition economies started reforming earlier, such as China which has continued state-owned enterprise (SOE) reforms to the present time. Other transition countries, primarily the SEE economies, lagged due to the conflict which raged throughout most of the region and the period of isolation which followed, particularly for Serbia. China and Serbia aresui generisfor a number of reasons. They will be referenced as examples in this chapter, but they will not form part of the core statistical and data analysis.

Date: 2007
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