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European Transition at Twenty: Assessing Progress in Countries and Sectors

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  • Erik Berglöf
  • Lise Bruynooghe
  • Heike Harmgart
  • Peter Sanfey
  • Helena Schweiger
  • Jeromin Zettelmeyer

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This study gauges the status of transition in the formerly centrally planned economies of Eastern Europe and Central Asia, using a broad approach that compares countries with respect to their business environment, competition, and managerial practices; and assesses transition progress at the level of 13 economic sectors. The largest transition gaps remain in Central Asia and some Eastern European and Western Balkans countries.

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  • Erik Berglöf & Lise Bruynooghe & Heike Harmgart & Peter Sanfey & Helena Schweiger & Jeromin Zettelmeyer, 2010. "European Transition at Twenty: Assessing Progress in Countries and Sectors," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2010-091, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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    1. Ariane TICHIT & Solenne TANGUY, 2012. "Initial reforms and dynamics of transition," Working Papers 201215, CERDI.

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