Comparative Economic Studies articles from September 2001

Comparative Economic Studies archives from September 2001

Macro-experimental economics in the Kyrgyz republic: social security sustainability and pension reform.(Statistical Data Included)
September 22, 2001... Despite a decade of transition, pension systems in formerly socialist countries still desperately need viable reform. Few viable reform options exist, due to the near absence of capital markets, the collapse of formal sector employment, and...

A Comparison of small and medium-size enterprise development in Central and Eastern Europe.(Statistical Data Included)
September 22, 2001... Transition from a centrally planned economy to a market economy has proved to be an enormous challenge. Differences exist between individual countries regarding the scale and efficiency of the reform process and the types and levels of...

The deregulation of state-owned enterprises in India and China.(Statistical Data Included)
September 22, 2001... India and China have historically played an important role in the development of global trade links. The impact of these two economies on the global economy declined as a result of colonial competition. During the 1950s, the dominant ideology...

Part-time farming trends in China: a comparison with the Japanese and Korean experience (1).(Statistical Data Included)
September 22, 2001... A better understanding of the development of part-time farming in China would be invaluable both for academic inquiry and policy formulation. This study, using farm-level survey data, examines the development of part-time farming in China. The...

Transition and economics--politics, markets, and firms. (Book Review).
September 22, 2001... Gerard Roland. 2000. Transition and economics--politics, markets, and firms. Cambridge, MA and London: The MIT Press. xxix + 400 pp. Author and subject indexes. Cloth. $45.00. This book is an outgrowth of various structured lecture series...