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Since the fall of the Bretton Woods institutions, economists believed that the "market first" approach may solve all the problems of struggling economies. It seemed that the whole world acknowledged the victory of the liberal approach. However, as the time went on, it became obvious that neoliberalist approach did not work well for all the countries in the Commonwealth of Independent States. Some of them adopted a different approach to addressing the economic problems.
The course is primarily aimed at non-economists, but economists are also welcomed. Its main purpose is to provide students with an understanding of the political economy of developments in the post-Soviet space and the debates surrounding the transformation process. In comparison with purely economic science courses, the course covers a broader field of the change of political-economic systems. When did the transformation begin? What were the main differences between the situation in Central Europe and the situation in the post-Soviet space? Why the transformation evolved to a semi-failed state in Ukraine, an authoritarian state in Russia or full dictatorships in Central Asia? What was the role of initial conditions? Is there any "right" approach, universal to all the countries? Why can economic science not agree on one single approach? Poslední úprava: Svoboda Karel, Mgr., Ph.D. (13.02.2020)
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The readings for each class will be available through Moodle https://dl2.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=3966 Obligatory: Myant M.; Drahokoupil J., Transition Economies: Political Economy in Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010 Aslund A., How capitalism was built: the transformation of Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Additional: Aslund A., Russia's capitalist revolution: why market reform succeeded and democracy failed?, Washington: Peterson Institute for International Economics, 2007. Gevorkyan A. W., Transition Economies, Routledge 2021. Gelʹman, Vladimir, O. Marganii︠a︡, and Dmitriĭ Travin. 2014. Reexamining economic and political reforms in Russia, 1985-2000: generations, ideas, and changes. New York: Lexington Books. Poslední úprava: Svoboda Karel, Mgr., Ph.D. (07.03.2024)
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Requirements: Activity in the class
Tests: test concluding each of the parts (Socialist economy, transformation, current affairs) - multiple choice based. Presentation
Assessment: 10% activity in the class (class reading) - ability to answer the questions and formulate own view, based on readings 60% tests (20 percent each) 30% presentation - the ability to formulate the topic and present it.
(A) 100 - 91% (B) 90 - 80% (C) 79- 70% (D) 69-60 (E) 59-50 (F) less than 50%
Note on plagiarism: Students should follow the rules of academic conduct. Any instance of plagiarism will be immediately delivered to the Disciplinary Commission for further decision. Please consult with the lecturer about any uncertainties before you submit your paper.
Poslední úprava: Svoboda Karel, Mgr., Ph.D. (07.03.2024)
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Poslední úprava: Svoboda Karel, Mgr., Ph.D. (07.03.2024)
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