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This paper discusses the meaning of the term “transition” and its implications for policy making. It is suggested that an Austrian view would enhance a better understanding of what has been happening in Central and Eastern Europe in the past decade. Within this framework, the analysis should be based on three criteria: acquisition of knowledge, individual responsibility, free entry. It concludes that future transition analysis should devote more attention to the way a number of subjectivistic features drive institutional change, as well as to the features of the new opportunity sets made available to individuals.
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Colombatto, E. Is There an Austrian Approach to Transition?. The Review of Austrian Economics 15, 61–74 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1013206205317
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