Building Capitalism
Subtitle: The Transformation of the Former Soviet Bloc
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: December 3, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 528
ISBN-13: 9780521805254
Subjects: Development economics; Marxism & Communism; Political economy; Political science & theory; Social theory; Privatization; Economic policy; Business/Economics; Business & Economics; Business / Economics / Finance; Post-Communism; Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe); Economics - General; Development - Economic Development; Free Enterprise; Business & Economics / Economics / General; Business & Economics / Free Enterprise; Business & Economics-Development - Economic Development; Europe, Eastern--Economic policy--1989-; Political Science-Post-Communism; Russia (Federation); 1989-; Economic conditions; Europe, Eastern
First sentence: A decade after the end of communism, it is difficult to imagine that once upon a time many intelligent people believed that socialism was superior to capitalism and democracy.