Transforming Socialist Economies

Part I. Introduction

1. Transforming the State in Socialist Economies
Shahid Javed Burki

2. Cuba’s Economic Transition: Successes, Deficiencies, and Challenges
Jorge I. Domínguez

Part II. Rush to Market

3. Russia’s Reforms: Lessons from the Old Patron
Svetlana Vtyurina

4. Eastern Europe: Different Paths, Different Results
Christopher A. Hartwell

5. The Struggle of the Central Asian Republics
Zahid Hasnain

Part III. The Gradualist Approach

6. China: The New Global Giant
Shahid Javed Burki

7. Vietnam and Cuba: Yin and Yang?
David Dapice

8. Can Cuba Bridge the Gap?: IMF and World Bank Membership for Socialist Countries
Daniel P. Erikson

Part IV. Conclusion

9. Cuba’s Economic Future: a Dozen Comparative Lessons
Jorge I. Domínguez, Daniel P. Erikson

Keywords: Cultural and Media Studies, Latin American Culture, Development Economics, International Relations