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Social Costs of Transformation to a Market Economy in Post-Socialist Countries

The Case of Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary

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  • © 1999

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Authors:
  1. Jan Adam

    1. University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Strategy of Transformation to a Market Economy

      • Jan Adam
      Pages 3-10

  3. The Performance of the Transforming Economies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11
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    2. Common and Contrasting Features of the Transition

      • Jan Adam
      Pages 13-21

    3. Transition to a Market Economy in Poland

      • Jan Adam
      Pages 22-36

    4. Czech Transition to a Market Economy

      • Jan Adam
      Pages 37-51

    5. Transition to a Market Economy in Hungary

      • Jan Adam
      Pages 52-67

    6. Privatization

      • Jan Adam
      Pages 68-84

  4. The Social Costs of Transformation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 85-86
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    2. Unemployment

      • Jan Adam
      Pages 87-103

    3. The Standard of Living

      • Jan Adam
      Pages 104-125

    4. Social Policy

      • Jan Adam
      Pages 126-154

    5. Poverty

      • Jan Adam
      Pages 155-170

    6. Conclusions

      • Jan Adam
      Pages 171-181

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 182-212
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About this book

This book deals primarily with social costs of transformation to a market economy in Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary. The transformation provisions have negatively affected the well-being of the population. They brought about unemployment, a phenomenon which did not exist in the previous, communist system, increased income inequities, reduced social programmes and expanded poverty. All these phenomena are examined in this book. In addition, the book discusses the strategy of transformation, privatisation and the economic performance of the three countries.

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  • University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada

    Jan Adam

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Jan Adam is Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Calgary.  

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