Includes bibliographical references (p. 365-382) and index

List of Tables List of Figures Notes on Contributors List of Abbreviations Introduction to the Regional Syntheses and Country Case Studies -- J.M. Fanelli & G. McMahon Stalled and Partial Reforms: Understanding Reform in Africa and the Middle East -- F. Ngaruko & T. Mumvuma The Washington Consensus and East Asian Sequencing: Understanding Reform in East and South Asia -- K. Lee The Reform Process in Post-Communist Transition: Understanding Reform in Eastern and Central Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States -- P. Kozarzewski & R. Woodward On the Political Economy of Pro-Market Reform in Latin America -- A. Forteza & M. Tommasi Long-Distance Market Reform: Understanding Reform in the Oceania Region -- The Oceania Development Network in association with the Foundation for Development Cooperation The Czech Republic: Understanding the Transition Reform -- J. Hanousek, E. Kocenda & L. Lizal Understanding Indonesian Economic Reforms, 1983-2000 -- A. Kuncoro & B.P. Resosudarmo Russia: Political and Institutional Determinants of Economic Reforms -- M. Dabrowski, V. Mau, K. Yanovskiy, I. Sinicina, R. Antczak, S. Zhavoronkov & A. Shapovalov References Index.

There has been a widespread move toward more market- oriented policies and institutions across the developing and former socialist countries. 31 country studies were undertaken to try to understand the divergent results of these reforms. This book presents the findings of these studies, synthesized on a regional and global basis