Foreword Introduction 1. Communism as an Economic and Societal System in the Twentieth Century 1.1. The theoretical model of the command economy and society 1.2. The historical evolution of Soviet communism 1.3. Three basic models of communism in Central and Eastern Europe 2. Transition to Market and Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe 2.1. The matrix of structural reforms in transition 2.2. Business sector liberalization 2.3. Macroeconomic stabilization 2.4. Competitive privatization 2.5. Public utility and financial sector privatization 2.6. Restructuring public utilities and financial institutions 2.7. Regulation and supervision of public utilities and financial institutions 2.8. Public finance and administration 2.9. Subsovereign governments 2.10. Legal and judicial reform 2.11. Matrix reloaded 3. Transition for the Twenty-First Century References Index