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Economic Growth and Structural Features of Transition: Theoretical Framework and General Overview

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Economic Growth and Structural Features of Transition

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The ‘Great Transformation’ that occurred in Eastern Europe after 1989 involved many spheres: institutional, political, social and economic. Even considering only the economic sphere — in addition to the overall transition to market economies — this transformation involved several structural changes, affecting economic growth and performance in many markets (with manifest effects in the labour market), as well as international relations with other regions of the world.

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Marelli, E., Signorelli, M. (2010). Economic Growth and Structural Features of Transition: Theoretical Framework and General Overview. In: Marelli, E., Signorelli, M. (eds) Economic Growth and Structural Features of Transition. Studies in Economic Transition. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230277403_2

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