Yugoslavia in the Age of Democracy: Essays on Economic and Political Reform

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This contributed volume examines the economic and political reforms underway in Yugoslavia. Scholars from the United States and Yugoslavia analyze this dramatic period of transition, suggesting how these changes can best be handled and how Yugoslavia's significant problems can be mitigated. Beset by a huge foreign and internal debt, crippling inflation, and inefficient industry, as well as a massive bureaucracy and ancient nationalistic rivalries, Yugoslavia has to overcome major political and economic obstacles if it is to achieve a true pluralistic democracy and market-oriented economy. These experts believe there is room for optimism, and in this work they map a road to recovery. This volume should be of interest to economists, political scientists, and others in the social sciences interested in the dramatic events unfolding in Eastern Europe. It also seeks to provide lessons for those in other countries seeking similar reforms.

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GEORGE MACESICH is Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for Yugoslav-American Studies, Research, and Exchanges at Florida State University. He is the author or editor of over thirty books, including Monetary Reform and Rational Expectations (Praeger, 1989), Money and Democracy (Praeger, 1990), and World Debt and Stability (Praeger, 1991).