TY - BOOK AU - Roland,Gérard TI - Transition and economics: politics, markets, and firms SN - 0262182033 AV - HC59.15 . R65 2000 U1 - 338.9171'7 22 PY - 2000/// CY - Cambridge, Mass. PB - MIT Press KW - Post-communism KW - Economic aspects KW - Economic history KW - 1990- KW - Economics KW - Political aspects N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [347]-373) and index N2 - The book is divided into three parts. The first part looks at how large-scale reforms are decided dynamically through the political process. The second part looks at the general equilibrium and macroeconomic effects of liberalization in economies without preexisting markets. The third part looks at the economic behavior of firms in the transition from state to private ownership and compares the effects of privatization, restructuring, and financial reform. Although focused on transition economics, the discussions are relevant to topics in political economics, development, public economics, corporate finance, and micro-and macroeconomics ER -