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Transition, Structural Divergence, and Performance: Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union over 2000-2007

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During the socialist era the communist regime attempted to reduce development differentials among states and social classes. In contrast, during the last 20 years, the economies in transition experienced considerable divergence in the economic, social, demographic and political areas. As a result, these countries can now be grouped into four structurally different clusters alternatively dependent on manufactured exports, high- and low-tech services, commodities exports, and migrant remittances.

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  • Giovanni Andrea Cornia, 2010. "Transition, Structural Divergence, and Performance: Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union over 2000-2007," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2010-032, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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