Decades of Turmoil: Economic and Social Transitions and Ideological Changes in Eastern European Countries

Author: Jin Yan Qin Hui
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: Systematically introduces the economic and social transformation and ideological changes in the former Soviet bloc countries. After maintaining 20 years of high-speed growth, China's economy is entering its third decade, and at this time, the experiences and lessons of the former Soviet bloc countries are particularly worth our attention. They once had the same system as us, and our reforms were also inspired by early reforms in Eastern Europe. However, the situation during the transition period of the former Soviet bloc countries is rarely systematically introduced domestically. The authors, who have long been engaged in research on the former Soviet bloc, believe that the widespread economic recession during the transition period of these countries is a fact, and the issue lies in how to understand and explain this phenomenon. Based on an empirical analysis of the different models of the economy and society before the reforms in China and Eastern Europe, this book comparatively re-examines and re-explains the different processes of reform in China and Eastern Europe.