Privatization of State Enterprises in Eastern Europe: The Search for a Market Environment
Privatization of State Enterprises in Eastern Europe: The Search for a Market Environment
Author(s): Irena GrosfeldSubject(s): Economic history, Political history, Economic policy, Government/Political systems, Political economy, Economic development, Post-Communist Transformation
Published by: SAGE Publications Ltd
Keywords: Eastern Europe; privatization of state sector; state enterprises; liberalism; market economy; economic transformation;
Summary/Abstract: A gale of liberalism is blowing over post-centrally planned economies. In the economically destroyed countries of East-Central Europe a free market order is generally viewed as a panacea. The commonly used argument is clear and quick: market economy is the one that works; we do not have the time and the means to experiment with any Third Way models; let us adopt well-proven Western solutions. [...]
Journal: East European Politics and Societies
- Issue Year: 05/1991
- Issue No: 01
- Page Range: 142-161
- Page Count: 20
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF