Disorganization in the process of transition. Firm-level evidence from Ukraine

Economics of Transition

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-46

  Konings, Jozef ^a   Walsh, Patrick Paul ^b  

^a CEPR   (United Kingdom)

^b Leuven Inst Ctrl E Europ Studs   (Ireland)

Author keywords

De novo and traditional firms; Disorganization; Outdated equipment; Transition process

Indexed keywords

POST-COMMUNISM; PRODUCTIVITY; TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY;

UKRAINE;

EID: 0032985394     PISSN: 09670750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0351.00003     Document Type: Article

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