Palgrave Dictionary of Emerging Markets and Transition Economics

The Palgrave Dictionary of Emerging Markets and Transition Economies provides a comprehensive A-Z resource to the study of emerging and transition economies.

Table of Contents

Part I Monetary Aspects
Chapter 1 Central Bank Independence in Transition Economies
Chapter 2 Currency Reforms in Emerging-Market and Transition Economies
Chapter 3 Financial Sector Restructuring in Transition and Emerging Market Economies
Chapter 4 The Choice of Exchange Rate Regime in Emerging-Market and Transition Economies
Chapter 5 Monetary Stabilization
Chapter 6 Regional Monetary Cooperation in Emerging, Transition, and Developing Economies

Part II Institution Building
Chapter 7 Varieties of Capitalism in Post-Socialist Countries
Chapter 8 Institutional Reform: Irresistible Forces and Immovable Objects
Chapter 9 Property Rights in Transition Countries
Chapter 10 Corporate Governance: Towards a New Foundation for both Developed and Transition Economies
Chapter 11 Business Constraints in Low Income Transition Countries of Central Asia

Part III Economic Policy
Chapter 12 Human Development and Economic Growth
Chapter 13 Competition Policy
Chapter 14 The Access of Central and Eastern European Countries to the European Union
Chapter 15 Sustainability of Public Budgets
Chapter 16 The ‘Bad-Asset Problem’

Part IV Growth and Development
Chapter 17 Entrepreneurship
Chapter 18 Innovation
Chapter 19 Migration
Chapter 20 Trade Liberalization
Chapter 21 Foreign Direct Investment in Transition Economies of Europe and the Former Soviet Union

Part V Wellbeing
Chapter 22 Convergence and Divergence
Chapter 23 Income Distribution
Chapter 24 Corporate Social Responsibility: A New Business Philosophy
Chapter 25 Mass Privatization
Chapter 26 Employees Financial Participation
Chapter 27 Trust
Chapter 28 Happiness in Transition