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The Neo-Liberal Platform of the Transition to Market Economy – Specifics and Consequences

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The subject of analysis is the nature of the market reforms in the Central and East European (CEE) countries and especially the strong influence of the Washington Consensus as a set of neo-liberal policies that was imposed by the International Monetary Fund on developing and transition countries during the third wave of globalization of the world economy. The consequences of the neo-liberal policies are investigated mainly in the following aspects: i) as a source of misalignment of means and goals in the market reform agenda; ii) as a factor retarding the building of genuine market institutions in the region; iii) as a generator of negative shocks on both external and internal aggregate demand eventually causing a deep and long-lasting recession; iv) as one of the reasons for increasing poverty, inequality and corruption in the economy of transition countries.

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  • Stefan F. Stefanov, 2004. "The Neo-Liberal Platform of the Transition to Market Economy – Specifics and Consequences," Economic Thought journal, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - Economic Research Institute, issue 7, pages 24-43.
    • Handle: RePEc:bas:econth:y:2004:i:7:p:24-43
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    • F02 - International Economics - - General - - - International Economic Order and Integration
    • N20 - Economic History - - Financial Markets and Institutions - - - General, International, or Comparative
    • P51 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Comparative Economic Systems - - - Comparative Analysis of Economic Systems

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