Contents
Study 1: Dimensions of transition in the post-communist countries: a latent variable approach
Introduction 1
Part I: Latent Variable Methodology: Concepts, Methods and Empirical Issues 4
Part II Latent Dimensions of Transition in the Post-Communist Countries in Central and Eastern Europe, and Eurasia 39
Study 2: Effects of initial conditions, reforms and institutions on economic developments during transition: a path analysis approach
Introduction 146
Study 3: Hidden activities and bureaucratic corruption
Introduction 318
Mathematical Appendix 393
References 415