02433cam a2200433 i 4500 rnd000000000047776 RAND 920212s1991 cau b 000 0 eng d 90020442 0833010956 RAND/R-3961-PCT (Sirsi) a188999 $30.00 CstmoR CstmoR e-pl--- e-hu--- a-cc--- HC340.3 .C72 1990 Crane, Keith, 1953- author. Economic reform and the military in Poland, Hungary, and China / Keith Crane, K. C. Yeh. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 1991. xv, 138 pages ; 23 cm text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia unmediated n rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-138). This report compares the extent to which economic reforms in Poland, Hungary, and China significantly improved the operation of their economies. It also evaluates the reforms' effects on these countries' militaries, and vice versa. In general, reforms improved economic efficiency, but the improvements were most notable in the private sector; improvements in the state-owned industrial sector were marginal. All three militaries had more difficulty attracting personnel after the introduction of the reforms--private-sector opportunities became more attractive than military careers for more individuals. Increased pressures to reduce military budgets and operate the militaries more efficiently also accompanied the reforms. The militaries, in turn, affected the course of the reforms. In Poland and China, military intervention in politics retarded the implementation of the reforms. Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format. Description based on print version record. China Defenses Economic aspects. China Economic policy 1976-2000. Hungary Defenses Economic aspects. Hungary Economic policy 1968-1989. Poland Defenses Economic aspects. Poland Economic policy 1981-1990. Yeh, K. C. (Kʻung-chia), 1924- author. Rand Corporation. Pew Charitable Trusts. Online Access http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R3961/ 597751 597751