This book provides an invaluable guide to understanding the current problems of this volatile region, demonstrating that the area's economic history over the last century has vital legacies for its economic future.

In The Economic Transformations in East and Central Europe the contributors argue that the area's economic history over the last century contains vital legacies that will shape its economic future. The book is an invaluable guide to understanding the current and future problems of this volatile region, and includes analysis of individual countries with comparative studies.