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The book's central task is to look into the possibility of explaining theoretically the phenomenon of systemic change which we are observing rightnow in Central and Eastern Eu- rope. The process of transformation has economic, social, political, cultural and historical implications and is con- ditioned by all these factors. Hence, no uniform and consi- stent explanation is available presently. We may expect this to become one of the growth fields of future research. The 12 authors of the book - among others B. Blankart, L Csaba, N. Kloten, P. Pelikan, Fr. Schneider, P.P.J. Welfens - look at the transformation process from different theore- tical angles. So the reader will get acquainted with the true complexity of the phenomenon. Abstaining from direct policy advice and ready-made solutions, the book discusses some of the more fundamental problems of institutional chan- ge and transformation policy. So the book can also be used as assignment for courses on this subject.

1 Some Theory of Systemic Change and Transformation.- 2 Efficiency and Power as Stimuli of Institutional Change.- 3 Network Evolution.- 4 Economic Transformation Processes: Political Possibilities and Social Limitations.- 5 The Dynamics of Economic Systems, or How to Transform a Failed Socialist Economy.- 6 Informal Constraints, Culture, and Incremental Transition from Plan to Market.- 7 The Time Dimension of the Transition of Economic Systems.- 8 The Federal and Fiscal Structures of Western Democracies as Models for a Federal Union in Former Communist Countries?.- 9 On the Social and Economic Consequences of Institutional Transformation in Eastern Europe.- 10 Problems of Systemic Transformation in Eastern Europe: Instability, Inefficiency, and Restricted Options.- 11 On Some Barriers to Transition.- 12 Transition to the Market: Theory and Evidence.