Privatization, competition, and budget constraints: Disciplining enterprises in Russia

Economics of Planning

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-22

  Earle, John S ^a   Estrin, Saul ^b  

^a Upjohn Institute for Employment Research   (United States)

^b LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competition; Enterprises performance; Import discipline; Market structure; Privatization; Russia; Soft budget constraints; Subsidies; Transition

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; PRIVATIZATION; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

EURASIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 0345765585     PISSN: 00130451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:ECOP.0000005749.89697.13     Document Type: Article

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