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The Great Rebirth: Lessons from the Victory of Capitalism over Communism

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  • Anders Aslund
    (Peterson Institute for International Economics)

  • Simeon Djankov
    (Peterson Institute for International Economics)

Abstract

The fall of communism 25 years ago transformed the political and economic landscape in more than two dozen countries across Europe and Asia. In this volume, political leaders, scholars, and policymakers assess the lessons learned from the "great rebirth" of capitalism and highlight the policies that were most successful in helping countries make the transition to stable and prosperous market economies. Also discussed in this book are examples of countries reverting to political and economic authoritarianism. The authors of these essays conclude that the best outcomes resulted from visionary leadership, a willingness to take bold steps, privatization of state-owned enterprises, and deregulation. Recent backsliding in Russia and Hungary has cast a shadow over the legacy of the transition a quarter century ago, however. This volume grew out of a two-day symposium of experts and practitioners reflecting on the past, present, and future of reform, held in Budapest, Hungary, on May 6–7, 2014.

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  • Anders Aslund & Simeon Djankov (ed.), 2014. "The Great Rebirth: Lessons from the Victory of Capitalism over Communism," Peterson Institute Press: All Books, Peterson Institute for International Economics, number 6970, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:iie:ppress:6970
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