East-Central European economies in transition

• I
• The Transition To Market Economies And Political Pluralism

• Overview

• The Legacy of Communism

• Costs and Benefits of Transition

• Sequencing of Political and Economic Reforms

• Systemic Privatization and Restructuring

• Post-Privatization Issues

• Banking Sector Reform

• Defense Conversion

• Gender Issues

• II
• Western Assistance And Integration

• Overview

• Five Years After: Post-Communist Transitions and Western Assistance Strategies

• The Role of International Financial Institutions

• Commerical, Political, and Security Relations

• Project Finance

• Technical Assistance

• Investment Needs and Financial Flows

• Agriculture and Food

• U.S. Aid

• Congressional Role in U.S. Policy

• III
• Regional Relations

• Overview

• The Regional Role of the Former Soviet Union and the CMEA

• Intra-Regional Political and Economic Relations

• Regional Security Relations and NATO

• The Economic Impact of Unified Germany

• Between Moscow and Bonn

• IV
• Country Studies

• Overview

• Poland

• Hungary

• Czech Republic

• Slovakia

• Bulgaria

• Romania

• Albania

• Slovenia

• Croatia

• Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia, and Macedonia

• East Germany