Economic Transformation in Eastern Europe and the Distribution of Income

Examining the impact of economic transformation in Eastern Europe, this book delves into income distribution during the Communist era and its implications for the shift to a market economy. It presents detailed evidence on earnings, income inequality, and poverty across Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, and the USSR, including Russia and Ukraine. By comparing these countries to each other and to the West, it challenges common perceptions of Eastern Europe under Communism, revealing a more complex economic landscape than widely believed.