Edited by the late Michael Watts, formerly Professor of Economics and Director, Center for Economic Education, Purdue University, US and Associate Editor, Journal of Economic Education and William B. Walstad, John T. and Mable M. Hay Professor of Economics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, US

'. . . the book has much that is of interest, especially in the country studies with the detailed information they provide about educational reform in the transition countries. It is of value to a number of readerships, especially teachers of economics, academics and others interested in the process of transition from state socialism and in emerging markets.'

• Contents: Foreword Part I: The Academic and Public Policy Transition in Teaching Market Economics 1. The Academic Transition from Marxism to Market Economics 2. Attitudes Toward Markets and Market Reforms in the Former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe 3. Reforming Undergraduate Economics Instruction in Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine: Curriculum, Personnel, and Clientele Issues 4. The Effects of Teacher Programs on Student Economic Understanding and Market Attitudes in Transition Economies 5. Economic Education as the Missing Link in Georgian Policy Reform Part II: Country Reports on Reforming Economic Education 6. Economics Instruction in Belarus 7. Economic Education Reform in Bulgaria 8. Economic Education in Kyrgyzstan 9. Economic Education in Latvia: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow 10. Poland: Teaching Economics Before, During, and After the Transition 11. Economic Education Reform in Romania 12. The Status of Economic Education in Russia 13. Economic Education in Ukraine Part III: Conclusion 14. Reforming Economics and Economics Teaching in the Transition Economies: Agents of Change and Future Challenges Index

Edited by the late Michael Watts, formerly Professor of Economics and Director, Center for Economic Education, Purdue University, US and Associate Editor, Journal of Economic Education and William B. Walstad, John T. and Mable M. Hay Professor of Economics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, US

'. . . the book has much that is of interest, especially in the country studies with the detailed information they provide about educational reform in the transition countries. It is of value to a number of readerships, especially teachers of economics, academics and others interested in the process of transition from state socialism and in emerging markets.'

• Contents: Foreword Part I: The Academic and Public Policy Transition in Teaching Market Economics 1. The Academic Transition from Marxism to Market Economics 2. Attitudes Toward Markets and Market Reforms in the Former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe 3. Reforming Undergraduate Economics Instruction in Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine: Curriculum, Personnel, and Clientele Issues 4. The Effects of Teacher Programs on Student Economic Understanding and Market Attitudes in Transition Economies 5. Economic Education as the Missing Link in Georgian Policy Reform Part II: Country Reports on Reforming Economic Education 6. Economics Instruction in Belarus 7. Economic Education Reform in Bulgaria 8. Economic Education in Kyrgyzstan 9. Economic Education in Latvia: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow 10. Poland: Teaching Economics Before, During, and After the Transition 11. Economic Education Reform in Romania 12. The Status of Economic Education in Russia 13. Economic Education in Ukraine Part III: Conclusion 14. Reforming Economics and Economics Teaching in the Transition Economies: Agents of Change and Future Challenges Index

Edited by the late Michael Watts, formerly Professor of Economics and Director, Center for Economic Education, Purdue University, US and Associate Editor, Journal of Economic Education and William B. Walstad, John T. and Mable M. Hay Professor of Economics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, US

'. . . the book has much that is of interest, especially in the country studies with the detailed information they provide about educational reform in the transition countries. It is of value to a number of readerships, especially teachers of economics, academics and others interested in the process of transition from state socialism and in emerging markets.'

• Contents: Foreword Part I: The Academic and Public Policy Transition in Teaching Market Economics 1. The Academic Transition from Marxism to Market Economics 2. Attitudes Toward Markets and Market Reforms in the Former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe 3. Reforming Undergraduate Economics Instruction in Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine: Curriculum, Personnel, and Clientele Issues 4. The Effects of Teacher Programs on Student Economic Understanding and Market Attitudes in Transition Economies 5. Economic Education as the Missing Link in Georgian Policy Reform Part II: Country Reports on Reforming Economic Education 6. Economics Instruction in Belarus 7. Economic Education Reform in Bulgaria 8. Economic Education in Kyrgyzstan 9. Economic Education in Latvia: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow 10. Poland: Teaching Economics Before, During, and After the Transition 11. Economic Education Reform in Romania 12. The Status of Economic Education in Russia 13. Economic Education in Ukraine Part III: Conclusion 14. Reforming Economics and Economics Teaching in the Transition Economies: Agents of Change and Future Challenges Index