In this Book
- Deficit and Debt in Transition: The Political Economy of Public Finances in Central and Eastern Europe
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: Central European University Press
summary
The adjustment problems of public finance in countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) are often misunderstood and misinterpreted by western scholars. This book contributes to the bridging of the gap between what is being thought by external observers and what the actual public finance reality is, as described by competent local scholars. Popular political economy research has remained biased towards advanced countries and has neglected developing and transition economies. Publications on CEE countries' public finances seem to be reluctant to apply the conceptual framework of standard political economy to these countries because of the assumption that CEE economies are different from their Western peers. But is this really the case? Are CEE economies so much different that none of the well-known "Western" political economy concepts or models can be applied to the analysis of fiscal performance in the region? Benczes demonstrates that they can be safely applied in the context of CEE economies as well. He sees no need to develop a separate or unique theory designed for the study and understanding of (one-time) transition economies.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgements
- pp. vii-viii
- List of Tables
- pp. ix-x
- List of Figures
- pp. xi-xii
- List of Boxes
- pp. xiii-xiv
- List of Abbreviations
- pp. xiv-xv
- List of Contributors
- p. xvi
- PART I. Cross-Country Analysis of Public Finances in Central and Eastern Europe
- PART II. Case Studies in the Public Finances of Central and Eastern Europe
Additional Information
ISBN
9789633860595
Related ISBN(s)
9789633860588
MARC Record
OCLC
897384455
Pages
242
Launched on MUSE
2014-12-11
Language
English
Open Access
No