Transition Economies – Transformation, Development & Society in Eastern Europe & Former Soviet Union

The Centre for Comparative Studies of Emerging Economies at UCL, SSEES will be hosting a special book presentation on the 3^rd of April from 4 to 5pm in room 431 at SSEES, 16 taviton Street: Dr. Aleksandr Gevorkyan from St John’s University will present his book “Transition Economies – Transformation, Development, and Society in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union”, published by Routledge in 2018.

This interdisciplinary study offers a comprehensive analysis of the transition economies of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Providing full historical context and drawing on a wide range of literature, this book explores the continuous economic and social transformation of the post-socialist world. While the future is yet to be determined, understanding the present phase of transformation is critical.

The book’s core exploration evolves along three pivots of competitive economic structure, institutional change, and social welfare. The main elements include analysis of the emergence of the socialist economic model; its adaptations through the twentieth century; discussion of the 1990s market transition reforms; post-2008 crisis development; and the social and economic diversity in the region today. With an appreciation for country specifics, the book also considers the urgent problems of social policy, poverty, income inequality, and labor migration.

Transition Economies will aid students, researchers and policy makers working on the problems of comparative economics, economic development, economic history, economic systems transition, international political economy, as well as specialists in post-Soviet and Central and Eastern European regional studies.

The event will be chaired by Dr Elodie Douarin, lecturer at SSEES and director of the Centre for the Comparative Studies of Emerging Economies. It is open to all and the presentation will be followed by a Q&A with the audience.