The Role of Competition in Economic Transition (European Economic Interaction and Integration Workshop Papers) - Hardcover

Saunders, Christopher

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0333590341 ISBN 13: 9780333590348

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 1993

Synopsis

This volume reports the proceedings of a conference of highly qualified practitioners and theorists from East and West, dealing with competition and the important part it plays as an essential element of the market economic system. So far, in the countries of Central and East Europe and of the former USSR, privatisation of state enterprises has failed to bring about a more responsive, more competitive behaviour of these firms. It is recognised that various elements of competition - privatisation, breaking down of monopolies, trade liberalisation, strengthening of small- and medium-sized competitors; and institutional requirements - should be implemented simultaneously.

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Synopsis

Part of the "European Economic Interaction and Integration Workshop Papers" series, this book examines the role of competition in economic transition and integration, looking at examples in history such as Japan's postwar industrial policy and Czechoslovakia's competition policies. So far, in the countries of Central and East Europe, and of the former USSR, privatization of state enterprises has failed to bring about a more responsive, more competitive behaviour of these firms. It is recognized that various elements of competition - privatization, breaking down of monopolies, trade liberalization, strengthening of small- and medium-sized competitors, and institutional requirements - should be implemented simultaneously.

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0333590341
• ISBN 13: 9780333590348
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 257