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Impact of Goverments on East-West Economic Relations (Vienna Institute for Comparative Economic Studies)
Impact of Goverments on EastWest Economic Relations - Vienna Institute for Comparative Economic Studies Author:Gary K. Bertsch, Bertsch In this volume the perceptive reader will find many clues to the future of the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, East-West economic relations and the impact of governments in this area. The authors are aware of the mistakes of the past, the limitations of centralized planning, the dangers and the futility of confrontation and the global significance... more » of the new roles that governments must play in the transitional period of political and economic reform in the East. Some of the chapters may be considered blueprints for reform and of special significance is the fact that in some cases they were written by scholars who are now policy makers. In the present period, when cold war motivations and the roles and impact of governments in East-West economic relations are undergoing profound changes, new opportunities are opening up for more constructive, meaningful and economically beneficial relations between formerly antagonistic units.« less