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The collapse of communism in Central, East and South-East Europe (CESEE) led to great hopes for the region and for Europe. A quarter of a century on, the picture is mixed: in many CESEE countries, the transformation process is incomplete, and the economic catch-up has taken longer than anticipated.

The current situation has highlighted the need for a better understanding of the long-term political and economic implications of the Central, East and South-East European historical experience. This thematically organised text offers a clear and comprehensive guide to the economic history of CESEE from 1800 to the present day. Bringing together authors from both East and West, the book also draws on the cutting-edge research of a new generation of scholars from the CESEE region. Presenting a thoroughly modern overview of the history of the region, the text will be invaluable to students of economic history and CESEE area studies.

Table of Contents

Contents

Editor's introduction: Long-term patterns of economic growth and development in Central, East and South-East Europe since 1800

Matthias Morys

2. Living standards in the very long run: The place of Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe in the Divergence debate

Stephen Broadberry and Mikolaj Malinowski



The long 19th century: 1800 - 1914

3. Economic growth and sectoral developments, 1800-1914

Michael Kopsidis and Max-Stephan Schulze

4. Economic policy during the long 19th century

Michael Pammer and Ali Coskun Tuncer

5. Economic integration with Western Europe and the global economy,

1800-1914

Steven Nafziger and Matthias Morys

6. Population and living standards, 1800-1914

Tomas Cvrcek



The interwar period (1918 - 1939)

7. Economic growth and sectoral developments in the interwar period

Matthias Morys

8. Economic policy in the interwar period

Nathan Marcus, Stefan Nikolic and Tobias Straumann

9. Between disintegration and convergence: flows of capital, goods, and labour

Jari Eloranta, Stefan Nikolic and Flora Macher

10. Population and living standards in the interwar period

Matthias Morys and Martin Ivanov



The communist period: 1945 - 1989/91

11. Economic growth and sectoral developments, 1945-1989

Tamás Vonyó and Andrei Markevich

12. Economic policy under state socialism, 1945-1989

Andrei Markevich and Tamás Vonyó

13. Economic integration within COMECON and with the Western economies

Sandor Richter

14. Population, living standards and wellbeing, 1949-1989

Bas van Leeuwen and Peter Foldari



The transition period (since 1989)

15. Economic growth and sectorial developments, 1990-2008

Ilya Voskoboynikov

16. Economic policy: path dependence and path creation, 1989-2015

Laszlo Csaba

17. Political and economic integration with the Western economies since 1989

Kiril Kossev and William Tompson

18. Population, living standards and well-being since 1989

Peter Foldvari and Bas van Leeuwen