@article {Papava:1 January 2005:0306-8293:77,
	author = "Papava, Vladimer",
	title = "On the theory of post-Communist economic transition to market",
	journal = "International Journal of Social Economics",
	volume = "32",
	year = "1 January 2005",
	abstract = "<B>Purpose</B> - The paper investigates the utility of economic theory for post-Communist economic transformation. It serves to explain the main reasons for market reform failure in different post-Communist countries. <B>Design/methodology/approach</B> - A literature review suggests that after the collapse of the Communist system there was no economic theory of transition to market. Whenever one considers the transition of post-Communist economies to a market system (which, in fact, is nothing but post-Communist transition to capitalist economies), it has to be placed on record, as this kind of transition has no precedent in history. <B>Findings</B> - The main mistake of gradualists stems from their overlooking some very important conditions for successful transition: political guarantees and internal assets for reforms. And the success of shock therapy rests on the paradox, "the worse, the better". <B>Originality/value</B> - There is as yet no special economic theory of post-Communist transformation and it is just developing. This paper helps one to understand the main features of shock therapy and gradualism for designing the framework of such a theory. It is geared towards researchers and students interested in the theoretical aspects of the post-Communist economic transition to markets.",
	pages = "77-97(21)",
	url = "http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/mcb/006/2005/00000032/F0020001/art00005"
	doi = "doi:10.1108/03068290510575658"
}