Central Europe in the Twentieth Century : An Economic History Perspective

The transformations of all the nations of Central and Southeastern Europe since 1989 have been dramatic, widely noticed and fundamentally misunderstood.

This book has been produced by the leading students of the economic history of the region in the belief that the events of 1989/90 and the subsequent turmoil in every country affected, can only be accurately interpreted from an informed historical perspective. The chapters are accessible and authoritative, and by the necessarily differing treatment of the socio-economic and national problems of the individual countries the volume corrects the widespread misapprehension that the countries of the region are essentially alike.