Palgrave Dictionary of Emerging Markets and Transition Economics
The period of transition from socialism to capitalism in parts of Europe and Asia over the past 25 years has attracted considerable interest in academia and beyond. From the Editors of Palgrave's iconic series 'Studies in Economic Transition' comes the Pa
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Palgrave Dictionary of Emerging Markets and Transition Economics
Edited by
Jens Hölscher Professor of Economics and Head of Department, Bournemouth University, UK and
Horst Tomann Jean Monnet Professor for European Economic Policy, Freie University Berlin, Germany
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Contents
List of Boxes
viii
List of Figures
ix
List of Tables
xi
Notes on Contributors Introduction Part I 1
xiii 1
Monetary Aspects
Central Bank Independence in Transition Economies
5
JANE BOGOEV AND GORAN PETREVSKI
2
Currency Reforms in Emerging-Market and Transition Economies
28
KARSTEN STAEHR
3
Financial Sector Restructuring in Transition and Emerging Market Economies
39
ANDY MULLINEUX
4
The Choice of Exchange Rate Regime in Emerging-Market and Transition Economies
60
KARSTEN STAEHR
5
Monetary Stabilization
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