The challenge for labor market policy in the transition economies has been to redress the sharp drops in employment and rises in unemployment in a way that fosters the creation of productive jobs. The...
Aftermath of the September terrorist attacks - a slowdown in transition economies too? An economist's view: poverty did not cause the terror attacks; by Keith Marsden. Integration spurs growth, poverty...
Managing World Bank operations in the Balkan hot spot - interview with Country Director Christiaan J. Poortman. The virtual economy and economic recovery in Russia; by Clifford G. Gaddy and Barry W. Ickes...
Ten years in transition : recalling the events of a historic decade with World Bank Chief Economist Nicholas Stern; by Richard Hirschler. Czech President Vaclav Havel on the intellectual challenge of globalization...