In the Grip of Transition: Economic and Social Consequences of Restructuring in Russia and Ukraine (Studies in Economic Transition)

ISBN 10: 0230303102 / ISBN 13: 9780230303102

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: In the Grip of Transition: Economic and Social Consequences of Restructuring in Russia and Ukraine (Studies in Economic Transition)
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0230303102
• ISBN 13: 9780230303102
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Like New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

This book provides a detailed picture of the equity and efficiency of economic restructuring, focusing on the two most important successor states to the Soviet Union. Analysis is based on a careful examination of micro level data, documenting the experiences of workers, households and firms.

About the Author

TILMAN BRÜCK is Head of the Department of Development and Security at DIW Berlin (German Institute for Economic Research) and Professor of Development Economics at Humboldt-University of Berlin, Germany. He is also an IZA Research Fellow and a Visiting Researcher at the Institute of Social Sciences at the University of Lisbon. His research interests include the behaviour and well-being of individuals and households experiencing situations of extreme risk in developing and transition economies.

HARTMUT LEHMANN is Professor of Economic Policy in the Department of Economics at the University of Bologna, Italy, and Program Director of the IZA research area 'Labor Markets in Emerging and Transition Countries.' He is WDI fellow and an IZA fellow. He is also a Senior Consultant to the World Bank and has been a consultant to the ILO, the OECD and the UNDP.