Comparative Economic Studies articles from June 2007

Comparative Economic Studies archives from June 2007

Market-based fiscal discipline under evolving decentralisation: the case of Russian regions (1).
June 1, 2007... INTRODUCTION There are well-established arguments, both pro and con, on the matter of subnational borrowing. Debt financing has the potential to achieve intergenerational fairness by spreading the costs of building local infra structure...

Private-sector credit in Central and Eastern Europe: new (over)shooting stars? (1).
June 1, 2007... INTRODUCTION The emerging literature on credit growth in transition economies has documented that lending to the private sector has recently grown dynamically in a number of transition economies. (2) This can be attributed to a number of...

Trade specialisation dynamics in Russia.
June 1, 2007... INTRODUCTION During the 1990s, Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs) liberalised and reformed their economies. Differences in liberalisation processes, manufacturing bases, administrative reforms and political frameworks...

Filling the gap--an international comparison of the cyclical adjustment of budget balances.
June 1, 2007... INTRODUCTION The potential output of an economy is widely used by both policymakers and analysts to evaluate economic conditions. The difference between actual and potential GDP yields the aggregate output gap, but the concept of potential...

Contract farming in China: perspectives of farm households and agribusiness firms.
June 1, 2007... INTRODUCTION Over the past 25 years, the Chinese agricultural sector has been fundamentally restructured. Agricultural production and farm household income has grown rapidly, due largely to agrarian reforms undertaken by the government....

Evolution of the Economic System in Japan.(Book review)
June 1, 2007... Evolution of the Economic System in Japan Juro Teranishi. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2005, 360pp. doi:10.1057/palgrave.ces.8100187 One of the popular myths about the Japanese economy is that its systemic characteristics are old....

The Eastern Enlargement of the Eurozone.(Book review)
June 1, 2007... The Eastern Enlargement of the Eurozone Marek Dabrowski and Jacek Rostowski (eds), Springer: Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 2006, 232pp. doi:10.1057/palgrave.ces.8100193 This book is a collection of 12 papers presenting the results of the...

Laws and Customs: Entrepreneurship, Institutions and Gender During Economic Transition.(Book review)
June 1, 2007... Laws and Customs: Entrepreneurship, Institutions and Gender During Economic Transition Ruta Aidis School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College: London, 2004, 171pp, plus appendix. doi:10.1057/palgrave.ces.8100194 ...

Global capital markets: integration, crisis and growth.(Book review)
June 1, 2007... Global Capital Markets: Integration, Crisis and Growth Maurice Obstfeld and Alan Taylor, Cambridge University Press: New York, 2004, i-xviii, 354pp. Comparative Economic Studies (2007) 49, 322-323. doi:10.1057/palgrave.ces.8100195 The...

Economic geography and public policy.(Book review)
June 1, 2007... Economic Geography and Public Policy Richard Baldwin, Rikard Forslid, Philippe Martin, Gianmarco Ottaviano, and Frederic Robert-Nicoud, Princeton University Press: Princeton, NJ, 2003, 487pp. Comparative Economic Studies (2007) 49, 324-325....

The new geography of global income inequality.(Book review)
June 1, 2007... The New Geography of Global Income Inequality Glenn Firebaugh Harvard University Press: Cambridge, MA, 2003, 257pp. Comparative Economic Studies (2007) 49, 326-329. doi:10.1057/palgrave.ces.8100197 Globalisation and technological...

The moral consequences of economic growth.(Book review)
June 1, 2007... The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth Benjamin M Friedman Vintage Books: New York, USA, 2005, 592pp, $35, hardcover; $16.95, paperback. Comparative Economic Studies (2007) 49, 330-332. doi:10.1057/palgrave.ces.8100198 According to...

Living Standards and the Wealth of Nations: Successes and Failures in Real Convergence.(Book review)
June 1, 2007... Living Standards and the Wealth of Nations: Successes and Failures in Real Convergence Leszek Balcerowicz and Stanley Fischer (eds) The MIT Press: Cambridge, MA, USA, 2006, 434pp. Comparative Economic Studies (2007) 49, 333-335....