How Do We Evaluate the Economic Transitions That Postcommunist Countries

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Essay

How do we evaluate the economic transitions that postcommunist countries have undergone as either successful or unsuccessful? What are some of the factors correlated with a successful transition from communism?

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Mood Disturbance

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