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Collision and collusion : the strange case of western aid to Eastern Europe /

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When the Soviet Union's communist empire collapsed in 1989, a mood of euphoria took hold in the West and in Eastern Europe. The West had won the ultimate victory-it had driven a silver stake through the heart of communism. Its next planned step was to help the nations of Eastern Europe to recon...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wedel, Janine R., 1957- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave, 2001.
Edition:Newly updated.
Subjects:
Economic assistance > Europe, Eastern > Evaluation.
Economic assistance > Former Soviet republics > Evaluation.
Europe, Eastern > Economic conditions > 1989-
Former Soviet republics > Economic conditions.
Economic assistance > Evaluation.
Europe de l'Est > Conditions économiques > 1989-
Aide économique > Évaluation.
Aide économique > Europe de l'Est > Évaluation.
Aide économique > Ex-URSS > Évaluation.
Ex-URSS > Conditions économiques.
Economic assistance > Evaluation
Economic history
Eastern Europe
Soviet Union > Former Soviet republics
Since 1989
Table of Contents:
  • 1. East meets West: a new order for the Second World
  • 2. Consultants for capitalism
  • 3. A few favored cliques
  • 4. A few good reformers: the Chubais clan, Harvard, and "economic" aid
  • 5. A few good financiers: Wall Street bankers and biznesmeni
  • 6. Insights from the Second World.