Martin Myant graduated in Economics from the University of Cambridge in 1971 and completed a PhD in modern Czechoslovak history at the University of Glasgow in 1978. He taught Economics from 1978 to 2012. His main research has been on Eastern and Central Europe, especially the former Czechoslovakia, the Czech Republic and Poland.

• Introduction Part I:  The political economy of state socialismChapter 1:  The system of state socialismChapter 2:  The successes and failures of central planningChapter 3:  From reform to breakdownPart II:  Macro-economic transformations: From shock to recoveryChapter 4:  The courses of transitionPart III:  Transition: Policies and alternativesChapter 5:  A strategy for transitionChapter 6:  Alternatives and adaptationsPart IV:  The stateChapter 7:  State capacity and the rule of lawChapter 8:  State consolidation: Russia in a comparative perspectiveChapter 9:  Economic role of the stateChapter 10:  Welfare states and regimesPart V:  Micro-economic evolution: New forms of businessChapter 11:  Enterprises: Shock and survivalChapter 12:  The growth of new businessChapter 13:  PrivatizationChapter 14:  A new banking systemChapter 15:  Enterprises in the period of economic recoveryPart VI:   ConclusionsChapter 16: Emerging Varieties of CapitalismChapter 17: The Financial Crisis and a Verdict on TransitionData appendixReferences

Martin Myant graduated in Economics from the University of Cambridge in 1971 and completed a PhD in modern Czechoslovak history at the University of Glasgow in 1978. He taught Economics from 1978 to 2012. His main research has been on Eastern and Central Europe, especially the former Czechoslovakia, the Czech Republic and Poland.

• Introduction Part I:  The political economy of state socialismChapter 1:  The system of state socialismChapter 2:  The successes and failures of central planningChapter 3:  From reform to breakdownPart II:  Macro-economic transformations: From shock to recoveryChapter 4:  The courses of transitionPart III:  Transition: Policies and alternativesChapter 5:  A strategy for transitionChapter 6:  Alternatives and adaptationsPart IV:  The stateChapter 7:  State capacity and the rule of lawChapter 8:  State consolidation: Russia in a comparative perspectiveChapter 9:  Economic role of the stateChapter 10:  Welfare states and regimesPart V:  Micro-economic evolution: New forms of businessChapter 11:  Enterprises: Shock and survivalChapter 12:  The growth of new businessChapter 13:  PrivatizationChapter 14:  A new banking systemChapter 15:  Enterprises in the period of economic recoveryPart VI:   ConclusionsChapter 16: Emerging Varieties of CapitalismChapter 17: The Financial Crisis and a Verdict on TransitionData appendixReferences

Martin Myant graduated in Economics from the University of Cambridge in 1971 and completed a PhD in modern Czechoslovak history at the University of Glasgow in 1978. He taught Economics from 1978 to 2012. His main research has been on Eastern and Central Europe, especially the former Czechoslovakia, the Czech Republic and Poland.

• Introduction Part I:  The political economy of state socialismChapter 1:  The system of state socialismChapter 2:  The successes and failures of central planningChapter 3:  From reform to breakdownPart II:  Macro-economic transformations: From shock to recoveryChapter 4:  The courses of transitionPart III:  Transition: Policies and alternativesChapter 5:  A strategy for transitionChapter 6:  Alternatives and adaptationsPart IV:  The stateChapter 7:  State capacity and the rule of lawChapter 8:  State consolidation: Russia in a comparative perspectiveChapter 9:  Economic role of the stateChapter 10:  Welfare states and regimesPart V:  Micro-economic evolution: New forms of businessChapter 11:  Enterprises: Shock and survivalChapter 12:  The growth of new businessChapter 13:  PrivatizationChapter 14:  A new banking systemChapter 15:  Enterprises in the period of economic recoveryPart VI:   ConclusionsChapter 16: Emerging Varieties of CapitalismChapter 17: The Financial Crisis and a Verdict on TransitionData appendixReferences