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020 _a0833005960 (pbk.)
027 _aRAND/R-3146-AF
035 _a(Sirsi) a188444
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050 0 0 _aHC300.28
_b.T97 1984
100 1 _aTyson, Laura D'Andrea,
_d1947-
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aEconomic adjustment in Eastern Europe /
_cLaura D'Andrea Tyson.
264 1 _aSanta Monica, CA :
_bRAND,
_c1984.
300 _axv, 124 pages ;
_c23 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
500 _a"Project Air Force"--Cover.
500 _a"September 1984."
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 121-124).
520 _aThis report uses case studies of Hungary and Romania to examine how individual East European countries adjusted to the economic shocks of 1973-1975 and 1978-1982 caused by slowdowns in world trade. In the short term, Hungary's growing economic difficulties, though externally caused, will continue, growth rates will be depressed, and consumption levels will stagnate. For the long term, its economic growth will depend on continued economic reform. By contrast, Romania's growth slowdown was mainly due to internal factors--its rigid central planning system and its development strategy of extensive investment. Its future growth prospects will depend more heavily on efficient resource use. Finally, U.S.-Soviet relations will influence adjustment prospects in Hungary and Romania: the worse these relations, the more pressure will be placed on private lenders to reduce their exposure in Eastern Europe, tighter export controls will limit East European access to Western technology, and Soviet tolerance for meaningful economic reform in Eastern Europe will be reduced.
530 _aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
650 0 _aEast-West trade.
651 0 _aHungary
_xEconomic policy
_y1968-1989.
651 0 _aRomania
_xEconomic policy
_y1945-1989.
710 2 _aProject Air Force (U.S.)
710 2 _aRand Corporation.
710 1 _aUnited States.
_bAir Force.
856 4 1 _yOnline Access
_uhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R3146/
999 _c597734
_d597734