Economies in transition : comparing Asia and Eastern Europe / edited by Wing Thye Woo, Stephen Parker, and Jeffrey D. Sachs.

"This volume ... is the culmination of a two-year research and policy engagement project undertaken by The Asia Foundation's Center for Asian Pacific Affairs (CAPA)--Pref.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [387]-403) and index.

1. Some Lessons Learned from the Comparison of Transitions in Asia and Eastern Europe / Stephen Parker, Gavin Tritt and Wing Thye Woo -- 2. Chinese Economic Reforms: Past Successes and Future Challenges / Yuan Zheng Cao, Gang Fan and Wing Thye Woo -- 3. Transition to a Private Property Regime in the Czech Republic and Hungary / Roman Frydman, Andrzej Rapaczynski and Joel Turkewitz -- 4. Mongolia's Transition to a Democratic Market System / Peter Boone, Baavaa Tarvaa and Adiya Tsend [and others] -- 5. The Polish Way to the Market Economy 1989-1995 / Leszek Balcerowicz, Barbara Blaszczyk and Marek Dabrowski -- 6. The Ups and Downs of Russian Economic Reforms / Peter Boone and Boris Fedorov -- 7. Transition to a Market Economy in Viet Nam / James Riedel and Bruce Comer -- 8. East Asian Lessons from Economic Reforms / Vinod Thomas and Yan Wang -- 9. An Overview of Stabilization Issues Facing Economies in Transition / Jeffrey D. Sachs --

10. Trade Policies in Transition Economies: A Comparison of European and Asian Experiences / Georges de Menil -- 11. Improving the Performance of Enterprises in Transition Economies / Wing Thye Woo -- 12. Strategies for Addressing the Social Costs of Market Reforms: Lessons for Transition Economies in East Asia and Eastern Europe / Carol Graham -- 13. Environmental Protection during the Transition to Market Economy / Daniel C. Esty.