Assistance to the Transition Economies : Were There Alternatives?

Twelve years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, domestic and international analysts of the transition economies by and large agree that the transition from central planning to a market economy has been exceedingly difficult. There has also been a m...

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Main Author:	Svejnar, Jan
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO BANK ACCESS TO FINANCING ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ALLOCATION OF CAPITAL ARREARS AVAILABILITY OF CREDIT BAD DEBTS BAILOUTS BALANCE SHEETS BANK CREDIT BANK LENDING BANK LOANS BANK OPERATIONS BANKING CRISES BANKING CRISIS BANKING REFORM BANKING SECTOR BANKING SECTOR DEVELOPMENT BANKING SYSTEM BANKING SYSTEMS BANKRUPTCIES BANKRUPTCY BORROWER BUDGET CONSTRAINT BUDGET CONSTRAINTS BUDGET DEFICIT BUDGET DEFICITS CAPITAL MARKETS CENTRAL BANK CENTRAL BANKS COLLATERAL COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS COMMERCIAL BANKING COMMERCIAL BANKS COMPETITIVE BIDDING CONSOLIDATION CONSUMER GOODS CONSUMER PRICE INFLATION CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COST OF CAPITAL CREDIBILITY CREDIT CONSTRAINTS CREDIT LINES CREDIT MARKET CREDIT MARKETS CREDIT POLICIES CREDIT SYSTEM CREDITOR CREDITORS CURRENCY CURRENCY BOARDS CURRENCY DEVALUATION CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICITS CURRENT ACCOUNT SURPLUSES DEBT DEBTOR DEFICITS DEPOSITS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIOS DOMESTIC BANKS ECONOMETRIC EVIDENCE ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMIC REFORM EMPLOYMENT ENFORCEMENT OF CONTRACTS EQUITY STAKES EXCHANGE RATES EXPENDITURE EXPORTERS EXTERNAL DEBT FERTILITY RATE FINANCIAL CRISES FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FIRM PERFORMANCE FISCAL BURDEN FISCAL DISCIPLINE FISCAL POLICIES FIXED EXCHANGE RATE FIXED EXCHANGE RATES FLEXIBLE EXCHANGE RATE FOREIGN CAPITAL FOREIGN DEBT FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES FOREIGN INDEBTEDNESS FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENTS FOREIGN INVESTORS FUTURES FUTURES CONTRACTS GOVERNMENT BUDGET GOVERNMENT REVENUE GOVERNMENT REVENUES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HOLDING HOLDING COMPANIES HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME TAX INDEBTED COUNTRIES INDEPENDENT BANKS INFLATION INFLATION RATES INFLATIONARY EXPECTATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSURANCE INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL DEBATE INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVENTORIES INVESTMENT BANK INVESTMENT CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND INVESTMENT FUNDS INVESTMENT RATES JOINT-STOCK COMPANY LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LACK OF CREDIT LAWS LEGAL ENVIRONMENT LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL PROTECTION LEGAL REFORMS LEGAL SYSTEM LEVEL PLAYING FIELD LIFE EXPECTANCY LIQUIDITY LIVING STANDARDS LOAN LOAN OFFICERS LOCAL BANKS LOCAL GOVERNMENT MACROECONOMIC CONTROLS MACROECONOMIC POLICIES MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION MARKET ECONOMIES MARKET ECONOMY MARKET PRICES MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS MONETARY ASSETS MONETARY FUND MONETARY POLICIES MONETARY POLICY NATURAL RESOURCES NONPERFORMING LOANS OPPORTUNITY COST PAYMENTS UNION PENALTIES PENSION PENSION SYSTEM PENSION SYSTEMS PENSIONS PERSONAL INCOME POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL STABILITY PORTFOLIO PRICE STABILITY PRIVATE CAPITAL PRIVATE CAPITAL INFLOWS PRIVATE COMMERCIAL BANKS PRIVATE PROPERTY PRIVATIZATION PRODUCTIVITY PROFITABILITY PROPERTY RIGHTS PROTECTION OF MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC FINANCES PURCHASING POWER RATES OF INFLATION REAL INTEREST REAL INTEREST RATES RECAPITALIZATION REGULATORY INFRASTRUCTURE RENEGOTIATION RETIREMENT SAFETY NET SECURITIES SHAREHOLDERS SMALL BANKS SMALL BUSINESSES SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SOCIAL SERVICES STATE BANK STATE BANKS STATE ENTERPRISES STATE PROPERTY STOCK MARKET STRATEGIC INVESTORS SUPERVISORY BOARDS TARIFF REVENUE TAX TAX COLLECTION TAX RATES TAX SYSTEM TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE UNIONS TRADING TRANCHE TRANSITION COUNTRIES TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRANSITION ECONOMY TREASURY UNDERDEVELOPED CAPITAL MARKET UNDERDEVELOPED CAPITAL MARKETS VOUCHER PRIVATIZATION WAGES WORKING CAPITAL
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Assistance to the Transition Economies : Were There Alternatives?

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