Enterprise Exit Processes in Transition Economies

by Leszek Balcerowicz, Cheryl W. Gray, Iraj Hoshi

Overview

The rebirth of competition and the extensive "exit" that has resulted are among the most important developments in Central Europe since the demise of Communism. This text examines why, how, and to what extent enterprises have reduced their size or left the market altogether during the first years of the transition from socialism to capitalism in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789639116078
Publisher:	Central European University Press
Publication date:	01/01/1998
Pages:	324
Product dimensions:	6.26(w) x 9.21(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Leszek Balcerowicz is Professor at Warsaw School of Economics. He was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance in Poland. Iraj Hoshi is Principal Lecturer in Economics at Staffordshire University, Stroke-on-Trent, UK.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Introduction

Part 2: Bankruptcy, reorganization and liquidation in mature market economies

Part 3: Macroeconomic shocks and policy responses during transition

Part 4: Downsizing as an exit mechanism

Part 5: Bankruptcy and owner-led liquidation in the Czech Republic

Part 6: Hungary's bankruptcy experience 1992-93

Part 7: Classical exit processes in Poland

Part 8: Poland's bank-led conciliation

Part 9: Why does exit matter

Editorial Reviews

"This book discusses exit processes (industrial downsizing, bankruptcies, reorganization and liquidations) in three leading transition economies of Central Europe: the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland. The reason for the economic transition was that the socialist economies were almost bankrupt by 1989 and in desperate need of restructuring. This book analyses the micro dimensions of this process, where industrial firms cease to exist, releasing assets and resources that may be used more efficiently elsewhere."

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