Matthias Morys (ed.)
Routledge, 2021 [ISBN-13: 978-1138921979, xxii + 505 pp.]
Τύπος: Νέες Εκδόσεις

 

The collapse of communism in Central, East and South-East Europe (CESEE) led to great hopes for the region and for Europe. A quarter of a century on, the picture is mixed: in many CESEE countries, the transformation process is incomplete, and the economic catch-up has taken longer than anticipated.

The current situation has highlighted the need for a better understanding of the long-term political and economic implications of the Central, East and South-East European historical experience. This thematically organised text offers a clear and comprehensive guide to the economic history of CESEE from 1800 to the present day. Bringing together authors from both East and West, the book also draws on the cutting-edge research of a new generation of scholars from the CESEE region. Presenting a thoroughly modern overview of the history of the region, the text will be invaluable to students of economic history and CESEE area studies. 

 

Table of Contents

1. Editor’s introduction: Long-term patterns of economic growth and development in Central, East and South-East Europe since 1800, Matthias Morys

2. Living standards in the very long run: The place of Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe in the Divergence debate, Stephen Broadberry and Mikołaj Malinowski

The long 19^th century: 1800 – 1914

3. Economic growth and sectoral developments, 1800-1914, Michael Kopsidis and Max-Stephan Schulze

4. Economic policy during the long 19^th century, Michael Pammer and Ali Coskun Tuncer

5. Economic integration with Western Europe and the global economy, 1800-1914, Steven Nafziger and Matthias Morys

6. Population and living standards, 1800-1914, Tomas Cvrcek

The interwar period (1918 – 1939)

7. Economic growth and sectoral developments in the interwar period, Matthias Morys

8. Economic policy in the interwar period, Nathan Marcus, Stefan Nikolic and Tobias Straumann

9. Between disintegration and convergence: flows of capital, goods, and labour, Jari Eloranta, Stefan Nikolic and Flora Macher

10. Population and living standards in the interwar period, Matthias Morys and Martin Ivanov

The communist period: 1945 – 1989/91

11. Economic growth and sectoral developments, 1945-1989, Tamás Vonyó and Andrei Markevich

12. Economic policy under state socialism, 1945-1989, Andrei Markevich and Tamás Vonyó

13. Economic integration within COMECON and with the Western economies, Sandor Richter

14. Population, living standards and wellbeing, 1949-1989, Bas van Leeuwen and Peter Foldari

The transition period (since 1989)

15. Economic growth and sectorial developments, 1990-2008, Ilya Voskoboynikov

16. Economic policy: path dependence and path creation, 1989-2015, Laszlo Csaba

17. Political and economic integration with the Western economies since 1989, Kiril Kossev and William Tompson

18. Population, living standards and well-being since 1989, Peter Foldvari and Bas van Leeuwen

 

Review of the book by Geoffrey Swain, Professor Emeritus, University of Glasgow: