Transition and Institutions

Giovanni Andrea Cornia is Special Adviser for Research, UNICEF.Vladimir Popov is Visiting Professor in the Department of European and Russian Studies, Carleton University.

• I. INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW ; 1. Structural and Institutional Factors in the Transition to the Market Economy: an Overview ; II. LESSONS FROM SELECTED COUNTRY CASE STUDIES ; 2. Russia: Inconsistent Shock Therapy with Weakening Institutions ; 3. Reform Paths in Central Asian Transitional Economies ; 4. The Chinese Road to the Market: Achievements and Long-term Sustainability ; 5. Vietnam: Transition as a Socialist Project in East Asia ; 6. The Tortuous Road to the Market in North Korea: Problems and Prospects ; 7. Cuba: the Stalled Transition ; III. CHANGES IN KEY INSTITUTIONS ; 8. Economic Performance in Transitional Economies: the Role of Ownership, Incentives and Restructuring ; 9. Unorthodox Ownership and Governance Structures in Transitional East Asia ; 10. Transition Approaches, Institutions and Income Inequality ; 11. Informal Institutions, Social Capital and Economic Transition: Reflections on a Neglected Dimension