Modernizing Infrastructure in Transformation Economies: Paving the Way to European Enlargement''This book should be thought-provoking reading for academics and practitioners with a professional interest in infrastructure services, policy design, and the agenda for infrastructure reform in transition economies. Christian von Hirschhausen&am |
Contents
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2 Infrastructure Policy in Socialism and in the Market Economy | 15 |
3 The Process of Systemic Transformation | 39 |
4 Specific Infrastructure Policies for Eastern Europe? | 55 |
5 Survey and Methodology | 93 |
6 Lessons from Public Investment Programs | 111 |
7 Innovation Policies towards a Market Economy? | 123 |
8 Private Project Financing of Highway Development | 143 |
10 Gas Sector Restructuring A Political Economy Approach | 195 |
11 The Russian Gas Reserves A New Perspective | 207 |
12 Lessons and Perspectives on the Way to European Enlargement | 223 |
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Macroindicators for East European countries 19902002 | |
9 Power Utility Reregulation | 171 |
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