Labor markets and social policy in Central and Eastern Europe : the transition and beyond / edited by Nicholas Barr

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Overview: Hopes tears and transformation / Nicholas Barr and Ralph W. Harbison -- The role of government in a market economy / Nicholas Barr -- The inheritance / Saul Estrin -- The forces driving change / Nicholas Barr -- Constraints on change / Nicholas Barr, Stanislav Gomulka, and Igor Tomes̆ -- A strategy for reform / Nicholas Barr -- Labor markets : wages and employment / Richard Jackman and Michael Rutkowski -- Labor markets : unemployment / David Fretwell and Richard Jackman -- Income transfers : social insurance / Nicholas Barr -- Income transfers : family support and poverty relief / Sandor Sipos -- Education and training / Bruno Laporte and Julian Schweitzer -- Health and health care / Alexander S. Preker and Richard G. A. Feachem -- Driving change / Iain Crawford and Alan Thompson