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Transforming socialist economies : lessons for Cuba and beyond / edited by Shahid Javed Burki and Daniel p. Erikson. - Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005. - xiv, 244 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Transforming the state in socialist economies / Shahid Javed Burki -- Cuba's economic transition : successes, deficiencies and challenges / Jorge I. Domínguez -- Russia's reforms : lessons from the old patron / Svetlana Vtyurina -- Eastern Europe : different paths, different results / Christopher A. Hartwell -- The struggle of the Central Asian republics / Zahid Hasnain -- China : the new global giant / Shahid Javed Burki -- Vietnam and Cuba : yin and yang? / David O. Dapice -- Can Cuba bridge the gap? IMF and World Bank membership for socialist countries / Daniel P. Erikson -- Cuba's economic future : a dozen comparative lessons / Jorge I. Domínguez and Daniel P. Erikson.

Transforming Socialist Economies: Lessons for Cuba and Beyond argues that countries with centrally-planned economies can pursue divergent paths towards market liberalization.

ISBN: 1403936625 (cloth) 9781403936622 (cloth)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Post-communism--Economic aspects.
Postcomunismo --Aspectos económicos

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Communist countries--Economic policy.
Países comunistas --Política económica
Former communist countries--Economic policy.
Former communist countries--Economic conditions.
Cuba--Economic policy.
Cuba--Política económica

LC Class. No.: HC 704 / T772 2005

Dewey Class. No.: 330.9171/7