Turmoil at Twenty : Recession, Recovery, and Reform in Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union

This book, written on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989, addresses three questions that relate to recession, recovery, and reform, respectively, in Europe and Central Asia (ECA) transition countries. Did the...

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Main Authors: Mitra, Pradeep, Selowsky, Marcelo, Zalduendo, Juan
Format: Publication
Language:English
Published: World Bank 2012
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topic ARBITRAGE
ASSET RATIO
BALANCE SHEET
BALANCE SHEETS
BANK EXPOSURE
BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS
BANK REGULATION
BANK RESTRUCTURING
BANK SUPERVISION
BANKING CRISES
BANKING SECTOR
BANKING SECTOR ASSETS
BANKING SECTORS
BANKING SYSTEM
BANKING SYSTEMS
BANKRUPTCY
BENEFICIARIES
BENEFICIARY
BOND SPREADS
BUDGET CONSTRAINTS
BUSINESS CYCLE
CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS
CAPITAL ACCOUNT
CAPITAL ADEQUACY
CAPITAL ADEQUACY RATIOS
CAPITAL FLOWS
CAPITAL INFLOWS
CAPITAL MOVEMENTS
CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
CENTRAL BANK
CENTRAL BANKS
COLLECTIVE ACTION
CREDIBILITY
CREDIT GROWTH
CREDIT LOSSES
CREDIT MARKET
CREDITORS
CURRENCY COMPOSITION
CURRENCY CRISES
CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT
CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICITS
CURRENT ACCOUNT SURPLUSES
DEBT
DEBT FINANCING
DEBT RATIOS
DEBT RESTRUCTURING
DEBT SERVICE
DEBTORS
DEMAND FOR CREDIT
DEPOSIT
DEPOSIT INSURANCE
DEPOSIT INSURANCE SCHEMES
DEPOSITORS
DEPOSITS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
DOMESTIC BANKS
DOMESTIC INTEREST RATES
DOMESTIC MARKET
DURABLE
DURABLE GOODS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS
EMERGING ECONOMIES
EMERGING ECONOMY
EMERGING MARKET
EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES
EMERGING MARKETS
EMPLOYMENT
ENTERPRISE PERFORMANCE
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPENDITURES
EXPORTERS
EXTERNAL BORROWING
EXTERNAL DEBT
EXTERNAL FUNDING
FINANCIAL CRISES
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL DEEPENING
FINANCIAL INTEGRATION
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL OPENNESS
FINANCIAL STABILITY
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
FINANCING SOURCES
FISCAL DEFICITS
FISCAL POLICY
FLEXIBLE EXCHANGE RATE
FLOATERS
FOREIGN ASSETS
FOREIGN BANK
FOREIGN BANKS
FOREIGN CAPITAL
FOREIGN CURRENCIES
FOREIGN CURRENCY
FOREIGN CURRENCY LOANS
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES
FOREIGN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FOREIGN INVESTORS
FOREIGN LENDERS
GLOBAL ECONOMY
GLOBAL FINANCE
GLOBAL MARKETS
GLOBAL TRADE
GLOBALIZATION
HOLDINGS
HOST COUNTRIES
HOST COUNTRY
HOUSING
INCOME LEVELS
INDEBTEDNESS
INFLATION
INFORMAL FINANCE
INSTRUMENT
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATES
INTERNAL FINANCE
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
INTERNATIONAL LENDING
INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS
INVESTMENT BANK
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
JUDICIAL SYSTEM
JUDICIAL SYSTEMS
LABOR MARKETS
LEGAL ENVIRONMENT
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEGAL SYSTEM
LEGAL SYSTEMS
LEGISLATION
LENDERS
LIQUID ASSETS
LIQUIDATION
LIQUIDITY
LIQUIDITY PROBLEMS
LIVING STANDARDS
LOAN
LOAN LOSS PROVISIONS
LOAN PORTFOLIO
LOCAL CURRENCY
MACROECONOMIC CRISES
MACROECONOMIC POLICIES
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
MACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION
MARKET ECONOMIES
MARKET ECONOMY
MARKET RISKS
MARKET STRUCTURE
MATURITIES
MATURITY
MONETARY FUND
MONETARY POLICIES
MONETARY POLICY
MORTGAGE
MORTGAGE INTEREST
MORTGAGE LOANS
MORTGAGES
NATIONAL CREDIT
NATURAL RESOURCES
NONPERFORMING LOANS
OIL PRICES
OPEN ECONOMIES
POLICY RESPONSE
PRIVATE CAPITAL
PRIVATE CREDIT
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT
PRIVATIZATION
PRODUCTIVITY
PROFITABILITY
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PRUDENTIAL SUPERVISION
PUBLIC DEBT
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
PUBLIC FINANCES
PURCHASING POWER
REAL EXCHANGE RATE
RECAPITALIZATION
REGULATORY FORBEARANCE
REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS
REMITTANCE
REMITTANCES
REORGANIZATION
RESERVE
RESERVE REQUIREMENTS
RETURN
RETURN ON ASSETS
RETURN ON EQUITY
RISK FACTORS
RULE OF LAW
SAFETY NET
SAFETY NETS
SAVINGS
SHORT-TERM DEBT
SOCIAL SAFETY NETS
SOVEREIGN BOND
STATE ENTERPRISES
SUBSIDIARIES
SUBSIDIARY
SUPERVISORY AGENCY
SUPPLIES OF CREDIT
SUPPLY OF CREDIT
SYSTEMIC BANKING CRISES
TAX
TAX ADMINISTRATION
TOTAL DEBT
TRADING
TRANSITION COUNTRIES
TRANSITION COUNTRY
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
TRANSPORT
TREATY
WITHDRAWAL
WORLD FINANCIAL MARKETS
spellingShingle ARBITRAGE
ASSET RATIO
BALANCE SHEET
BALANCE SHEETS
BANK EXPOSURE
BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS
BANK REGULATION
BANK RESTRUCTURING
BANK SUPERVISION
BANKING CRISES
BANKING SECTOR
BANKING SECTOR ASSETS
BANKING SECTORS
BANKING SYSTEM
BANKING SYSTEMS
BANKRUPTCY
BENEFICIARIES
BENEFICIARY
BOND SPREADS
BUDGET CONSTRAINTS
BUSINESS CYCLE
CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS
CAPITAL ACCOUNT
CAPITAL ADEQUACY
CAPITAL ADEQUACY RATIOS
CAPITAL FLOWS
CAPITAL INFLOWS
CAPITAL MOVEMENTS
CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
CENTRAL BANK
CENTRAL BANKS
COLLECTIVE ACTION
CREDIBILITY
CREDIT GROWTH
CREDIT LOSSES
CREDIT MARKET
CREDITORS
CURRENCY COMPOSITION
CURRENCY CRISES
CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT
CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICITS
CURRENT ACCOUNT SURPLUSES
DEBT
DEBT FINANCING
DEBT RATIOS
DEBT RESTRUCTURING
DEBT SERVICE
DEBTORS
DEMAND FOR CREDIT
DEPOSIT
DEPOSIT INSURANCE
DEPOSIT INSURANCE SCHEMES
DEPOSITORS
DEPOSITS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
DOMESTIC BANKS
DOMESTIC INTEREST RATES
DOMESTIC MARKET
DURABLE
DURABLE GOODS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS
EMERGING ECONOMIES
EMERGING ECONOMY
EMERGING MARKET
EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES
EMERGING MARKETS
EMPLOYMENT
ENTERPRISE PERFORMANCE
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPENDITURES
EXPORTERS
EXTERNAL BORROWING
EXTERNAL DEBT
EXTERNAL FUNDING
FINANCIAL CRISES
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL DEEPENING
FINANCIAL INTEGRATION
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL OPENNESS
FINANCIAL STABILITY
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
FINANCING SOURCES
FISCAL DEFICITS
FISCAL POLICY
FLEXIBLE EXCHANGE RATE
FLOATERS
FOREIGN ASSETS
FOREIGN BANK
FOREIGN BANKS
FOREIGN CAPITAL
FOREIGN CURRENCIES
FOREIGN CURRENCY
FOREIGN CURRENCY LOANS
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES
FOREIGN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FOREIGN INVESTORS
FOREIGN LENDERS
GLOBAL ECONOMY
GLOBAL FINANCE
GLOBAL MARKETS
GLOBAL TRADE
GLOBALIZATION
HOLDINGS
HOST COUNTRIES
HOST COUNTRY
HOUSING
INCOME LEVELS
INDEBTEDNESS
INFLATION
INFORMAL FINANCE
INSTRUMENT
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATES
INTERNAL FINANCE
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
INTERNATIONAL LENDING
INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS
INVESTMENT BANK
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
JUDICIAL SYSTEM
JUDICIAL SYSTEMS
LABOR MARKETS
LEGAL ENVIRONMENT
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEGAL SYSTEM
LEGAL SYSTEMS
LEGISLATION
LENDERS
LIQUID ASSETS
LIQUIDATION
LIQUIDITY
LIQUIDITY PROBLEMS
LIVING STANDARDS
LOAN
LOAN LOSS PROVISIONS
LOAN PORTFOLIO
LOCAL CURRENCY
MACROECONOMIC CRISES
MACROECONOMIC POLICIES
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
MACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION
MARKET ECONOMIES
MARKET ECONOMY
MARKET RISKS
MARKET STRUCTURE
MATURITIES
MATURITY
MONETARY FUND
MONETARY POLICIES
MONETARY POLICY
MORTGAGE
MORTGAGE INTEREST
MORTGAGE LOANS
MORTGAGES
NATIONAL CREDIT
NATURAL RESOURCES
NONPERFORMING LOANS
OIL PRICES
OPEN ECONOMIES
POLICY RESPONSE
PRIVATE CAPITAL
PRIVATE CREDIT
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT
PRIVATIZATION
PRODUCTIVITY
PROFITABILITY
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PRUDENTIAL SUPERVISION
PUBLIC DEBT
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
PUBLIC FINANCES
PURCHASING POWER
REAL EXCHANGE RATE
RECAPITALIZATION
REGULATORY FORBEARANCE
REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS
REMITTANCE
REMITTANCES
REORGANIZATION
RESERVE
RESERVE REQUIREMENTS
RETURN
RETURN ON ASSETS
RETURN ON EQUITY
RISK FACTORS
RULE OF LAW
SAFETY NET
SAFETY NETS
SAVINGS
SHORT-TERM DEBT
SOCIAL SAFETY NETS
SOVEREIGN BOND
STATE ENTERPRISES
SUBSIDIARIES
SUBSIDIARY
SUPERVISORY AGENCY
SUPPLIES OF CREDIT
SUPPLY OF CREDIT
SYSTEMIC BANKING CRISES
TAX
TAX ADMINISTRATION
TOTAL DEBT
TRADING
TRANSITION COUNTRIES
TRANSITION COUNTRY
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
TRANSPORT
TREATY
WITHDRAWAL
WORLD FINANCIAL MARKETS
Mitra, Pradeep
Selowsky, Marcelo
Zalduendo, Juan
Turmoil at Twenty : Recession, Recovery, and Reform in Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
Eastern Europe
Central Asia
Former Soviet Union
relation Eastern Europe and Central Asia Flagship
description This book, written on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989, addresses three questions that relate to recession, recovery, and reform, respectively, in Europe and Central Asia (ECA) transition countries. Did the transition from a command to a market economy and the period when it took place, plant the seeds of vulnerability that made transition countries (the region excluding Turkey) more prone to crisis than developing countries generally? Did choices made on the road from plan to market shape the ability of affected countries to recover from the crisis? What structural reforms do transition countries need to undertake to address the most binding constraints to growth in a world where financial markets have become more discriminating and where capital flows to transition and developing countries are likely to be considerably lower than before the crisis? This report is structured as follows: chapter one of the book analyses how countries fell into recession and crisis, why not all of them were equally affected, and whether different policies could have positioned them better to face the crisis. Chapter two discusses rescue and stabilization and the role of international collective action. The next two chapters focus on policies for recovery, chapter three on restructuring bank, corporate and household debt and chapter four on scaling up social safety nets. Chapters five and six focus on reform, examining the binding constraints to growth and the policy agenda in the most important sectors identified by that analysis.
format Publications & Research :: Publication
author Mitra, Pradeep
Selowsky, Marcelo
Zalduendo, Juan
author_facet Mitra, Pradeep
Selowsky, Marcelo
Zalduendo, Juan
author_sort Mitra, Pradeep
title Turmoil at Twenty : Recession, Recovery, and Reform in Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union
title_short Turmoil at Twenty : Recession, Recovery, and Reform in Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union
title_full Turmoil at Twenty : Recession, Recovery, and Reform in Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union
title_fullStr Turmoil at Twenty : Recession, Recovery, and Reform in Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union
title_full_unstemmed Turmoil at Twenty : Recession, Recovery, and Reform in Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union
title_sort turmoil at twenty : recession, recovery, and reform in central and eastern europe and the former soviet union
publisher World Bank
publishDate 2012
url http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000334955_20091112015927
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2682
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spelling okr-10986-26822021-04-23T14:02:03Z Turmoil at Twenty : Recession, Recovery, and Reform in Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union Mitra, Pradeep Selowsky, Marcelo Zalduendo, Juan ARBITRAGE ASSET RATIO BALANCE SHEET BALANCE SHEETS BANK EXPOSURE BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS BANK REGULATION BANK RESTRUCTURING BANK SUPERVISION BANKING CRISES BANKING SECTOR BANKING SECTOR ASSETS BANKING SECTORS BANKING SYSTEM BANKING SYSTEMS BANKRUPTCY BENEFICIARIES BENEFICIARY BOND SPREADS BUDGET CONSTRAINTS BUSINESS CYCLE CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS CAPITAL ACCOUNT CAPITAL ADEQUACY CAPITAL ADEQUACY RATIOS CAPITAL FLOWS CAPITAL INFLOWS CAPITAL MOVEMENTS CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS CENTRAL BANK CENTRAL BANKS COLLECTIVE ACTION CREDIBILITY CREDIT GROWTH CREDIT LOSSES CREDIT MARKET CREDITORS CURRENCY COMPOSITION CURRENCY CRISES CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICITS CURRENT ACCOUNT SURPLUSES DEBT DEBT FINANCING DEBT RATIOS DEBT RESTRUCTURING DEBT SERVICE DEBTORS DEMAND FOR CREDIT DEPOSIT DEPOSIT INSURANCE DEPOSIT INSURANCE SCHEMES DEPOSITORS DEPOSITS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY DOMESTIC BANKS DOMESTIC INTEREST RATES DOMESTIC MARKET DURABLE DURABLE GOODS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS EMERGING ECONOMIES EMERGING ECONOMY EMERGING MARKET EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES EMERGING MARKETS EMPLOYMENT ENTERPRISE PERFORMANCE EXCHANGE RATE EXCHANGE RATES EXPENDITURES EXPORTERS EXTERNAL BORROWING EXTERNAL DEBT EXTERNAL FUNDING FINANCIAL CRISES FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL DEEPENING FINANCIAL INTEGRATION FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL OPENNESS FINANCIAL STABILITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FINANCING SOURCES FISCAL DEFICITS FISCAL POLICY FLEXIBLE EXCHANGE RATE FLOATERS FOREIGN ASSETS FOREIGN BANK FOREIGN BANKS FOREIGN CAPITAL FOREIGN CURRENCIES FOREIGN CURRENCY FOREIGN CURRENCY LOANS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES FOREIGN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FOREIGN INVESTORS FOREIGN LENDERS GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBAL FINANCE GLOBAL MARKETS GLOBAL TRADE GLOBALIZATION HOLDINGS HOST COUNTRIES HOST COUNTRY HOUSING INCOME LEVELS INDEBTEDNESS INFLATION INFORMAL FINANCE INSTRUMENT INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES INTERNAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL BANKING INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INTERNATIONAL LENDING INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS INVESTMENT BANK INVESTMENT CLIMATE JUDICIAL SYSTEM JUDICIAL SYSTEMS LABOR MARKETS LEGAL ENVIRONMENT LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL SYSTEM LEGAL SYSTEMS LEGISLATION LENDERS LIQUID ASSETS LIQUIDATION LIQUIDITY LIQUIDITY PROBLEMS LIVING STANDARDS LOAN LOAN LOSS PROVISIONS LOAN PORTFOLIO LOCAL CURRENCY MACROECONOMIC CRISES MACROECONOMIC POLICIES MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION MARKET ECONOMIES MARKET ECONOMY MARKET RISKS MARKET STRUCTURE MATURITIES MATURITY MONETARY FUND MONETARY POLICIES MONETARY POLICY MORTGAGE MORTGAGE INTEREST MORTGAGE LOANS MORTGAGES NATIONAL CREDIT NATURAL RESOURCES NONPERFORMING LOANS OIL PRICES OPEN ECONOMIES POLICY RESPONSE PRIVATE CAPITAL PRIVATE CREDIT PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT PRIVATIZATION PRODUCTIVITY PROFITABILITY PROPERTY RIGHTS PRUDENTIAL SUPERVISION PUBLIC DEBT PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC FINANCES PURCHASING POWER REAL EXCHANGE RATE RECAPITALIZATION REGULATORY FORBEARANCE REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS REMITTANCE REMITTANCES REORGANIZATION RESERVE RESERVE REQUIREMENTS RETURN RETURN ON ASSETS RETURN ON EQUITY RISK FACTORS RULE OF LAW SAFETY NET SAFETY NETS SAVINGS SHORT-TERM DEBT SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SOVEREIGN BOND STATE ENTERPRISES SUBSIDIARIES SUBSIDIARY SUPERVISORY AGENCY SUPPLIES OF CREDIT SUPPLY OF CREDIT SYSTEMIC BANKING CRISES TAX TAX ADMINISTRATION TOTAL DEBT TRADING TRANSITION COUNTRIES TRANSITION COUNTRY TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRANSPORT TREATY WITHDRAWAL WORLD FINANCIAL MARKETS This book, written on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989, addresses three questions that relate to recession, recovery, and reform, respectively, in Europe and Central Asia (ECA) transition countries. Did the transition from a command to a market economy and the period when it took place, plant the seeds of vulnerability that made transition countries (the region excluding Turkey) more prone to crisis than developing countries generally? Did choices made on the road from plan to market shape the ability of affected countries to recover from the crisis? What structural reforms do transition countries need to undertake to address the most binding constraints to growth in a world where financial markets have become more discriminating and where capital flows to transition and developing countries are likely to be considerably lower than before the crisis? This report is structured as follows: chapter one of the book analyses how countries fell into recession and crisis, why not all of them were equally affected, and whether different policies could have positioned them better to face the crisis. Chapter two discusses rescue and stabilization and the role of international collective action. The next two chapters focus on policies for recovery, chapter three on restructuring bank, corporate and household debt and chapter four on scaling up social safety nets. Chapters five and six focus on reform, examining the binding constraints to growth and the policy agenda in the most important sectors identified by that analysis. 2012-03-19T10:04:43Z 2012-03-19T10:04:43Z 2010 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000334955_20091112015927 978-0-8213-8113-7 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2682 English Eastern Europe and Central Asia Flagship CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication Europe and Central Asia Eastern Europe Central Asia Former Soviet Union