OLEH HAVRYLYSHYN is Deputy Director of HRD at the International Monetary Fund in Washington D.C. USA.

'Oleh Havrylyshyn has produced an outstanding and clear-sighted analytical overview of no less than 27 post-communist countries, essentially covering the former Soviet Bloc in Eurasia and Southeastern Europe... The book is an important contribution and one of the few that attempt to synthesize the voluminous academic literature on most countries and aspects of the transition... [Havrylyshyn] is refreshingly adept at debunking conventional wisdom, making straightforward observations not subdued by political correctness... Havrylyshyn's opus is one of the best books available on post-communist transition' - Anders Aslund, Eurasian Geography and Economics.

• List of Tables and Figures Preface and Acknowlegements Foreword Introduction and Overview PART 1: BACKGROUND: TRANSITION DEBATES AND STATISTICAL FACTS Key Debates on Transition Measuring Progress in Transition Economic and Social Costs of Transition: A Hard Look at Soft Facts PART 2: AN EX-POST TRANSITION PARADISM; UNCHARTED WATERS, PIRATE RAIDS, AND SAFE HAVENS The SS Transition Navigation Model The Search for a Navigation Chart: Legitimate Debates, Vested Interests, and Reformist Commitments From Rent-Seeking to Oligarchy to State Capture A Safe Haven for Market Reforms: Membership in the EU and Other International Organizations PART 3: A SUMMING-UP Future Prospects for Captured States Diverse Outcomes: Liberal Societies, Captured States and Undertermined Politics Notes Bibliography Index