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This chapter provides an overview of wage developments and their drivers during the first two decades of the transformation process in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). It puts the experience of CEE countries in the context of the current European situation and draws some lessons for Asia.
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Galgoczi, B. (2015). Central and Eastern Europe. In: van Klaveren, M., Gregory, D., Schulten, T. (eds) Minimum Wages, Collective Bargaining and Economic Development in Asia and Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137512420_16
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