Dismantling The Command Economy In Eastern Europe The Vienna Institute For Comparative Economic Studies Yearbook Iii

Introduction Part One: General Issues 1. Transition from Command to Market Economies 2. From Command to Exchange Economies Part Two: Selected Aspects of Transition 3. The Role of Money and Monetary Policy in Hungary 4. The Inefficiency of Monetary Policy in a Socialist Country — Yugoslavia's Experiences 5. Exchange Rate Policies and Convertibility in the CMEA Countries 6. East-West Economic Relations Under the Aspect of Changes in the CMEA 7. Eastern and East-West Energy Prospects 8. Unemployment and Social Security Measures in Eastern Europe Part Three: Country-Specific Transition Policies 9. Bulgaria: Delayed Transition Exacerbates Economic Crisis 10. Czechoslovakia: Changes in Economic Practice Lag Behind Rhetoric 11. Economic Prospects for East Germany After the DM-Shock 12. Hungary: Slow but Determined Reform Policies 13. Transition by Shock in Poland 14. Poland: From Plan to Market Through Crash? 15. USSR: Economic Decline and Reform Disputes Continue 16. Yugoslavia: Drop in Living Standards