{"title":"Inflation in the Czech Republic: A Comment","authors":"J. Jonáš","doi":"10.1080/10889388.1999.10641107","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10889388.1999.10641107","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":85332,"journal":{"name":"Post-Soviet geography and economics","volume":"40 1","pages":"135-138"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10889388.1999.10641107","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59652210","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Comment on Inflation in the Czech Republic","authors":"Z. Drabek","doi":"10.1080/10889388.1999.10641108","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10889388.1999.10641108","url":null,"abstract":"(1999). A Comment on Inflation in the Czech Republic. Post-Soviet Geography and Economics: Vol. 40, No. 2, pp. 139-141.","PeriodicalId":85332,"journal":{"name":"Post-Soviet geography and economics","volume":"40 1","pages":"139-141"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10889388.1999.10641108","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59652224","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An Accounting Model of the Virtual Economy in Russia","authors":"C. Gaddy, B. Ickes","doi":"10.1080/10889388.1999.10641101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10889388.1999.10641101","url":null,"abstract":"Two noted American specialists on the Russian economy outline the concept of the “virtual” economy and present a simple model explaining its operation. The model makes it possible to trace the movement of value through the economy from points where it is created (resource-producing enterprises) to sites where it is lost (manufacturing) and identifies mechanisms whereby such losses are concealed and accommodated through barter, arrears, offsets, and delayed wage payments. The authors devote particular attention to motivations underlying participation of major actors in the virtual economy and examine why programs to combat corruption and improve tax collection could be compromised. Journal of Economic Literature, Classification Numbers: C50, H30, O52, P51. 1 figure, 3 tables, 14 references.","PeriodicalId":85332,"journal":{"name":"Post-Soviet geography and economics","volume":"40 1","pages":"79-97"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10889388.1999.10641101","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59652568","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Persistence of Moderate Inflation in the Czech Republic","authors":"J. Brada, Ali M. Kutan","doi":"10.1080/10889388.1999.10641106","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10889388.1999.10641106","url":null,"abstract":"The Co-Editor of Post-Soviet Geography and Economics, an authority on the transition economies of Eastern Europe, joins a Federal Reserve Bank economist in a study of inflation in the Czech Republic, providing data from 1991 through the second quarter of 1998. After explaining the relationship between Czech inflation, exchange-rate and macro-economic policies, and the koruna crisis of May 1997, the authors examine and discuss some explanations for the persistence of moderate inflation at a level of 10 percent. They conclude by examining policy implications of their findings in the context of the Czech National Bank's new policy of inflation targeting. Journal of Economic Literature, Classification Numbers: E31, E47, E58, O52. 3 figures, 8 tables, 22 references.","PeriodicalId":85332,"journal":{"name":"Post-Soviet geography and economics","volume":"55 1","pages":"121-134"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10889388.1999.10641106","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59652632","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Turkmenistan's Gas Trade: The Case of Exports to Ukraine","authors":"M. J. Sagers","doi":"10.1080/10889388.1999.10641109","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10889388.1999.10641109","url":null,"abstract":"An American specialist on the energy industries of the former USSR analyzes conditions surrounding the resumption of natural gas deliveries from Turkmenistan to a major former customer, Ukraine, in early 1999. The paper examines the recent history of Turkmen gas exports to Ukraine, and problems resulting from nonpayments in Ukraine and fees charged by the Russian gas company Gazprom for transit via its pipeline network. In addition to detailing terms of the new agreement, the author explores existing and potential markets for Turkmen gas in other nearby states, and describes plans for boosting Turkmenistan's gas output to support planned exports. Journal of Economic Literature, Classification Numbers: F14, L95, Q40. 1 figure, 1 table, 10 references.","PeriodicalId":85332,"journal":{"name":"Post-Soviet geography and economics","volume":"40 1","pages":"142-149"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10889388.1999.10641109","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59652263","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Socioeconomic Development of Eastern Germany, 1989-1998: A Comparative Perspective","authors":"W. H. Berentsen","doi":"10.1080/10889388.1999.10641098","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10889388.1999.10641098","url":null,"abstract":"An American geographer specializing on Germany examines the effects of German reunification on the social and economic development in its new eastern provinces (the former German Democratic Republic). The focus is on comparing progress in this region (e.g., in terms of GDP, investment levels, demographic variables, availability of goods and services) with that experienced by other Central and Eastern European countries since the disintegration of the Soviet bloc. Insights derived from such a comparison are contrasted with those based on an examination of current conditions in the eastern and western regions of Germany. Journal of Economic Literature, Classification Numbers: H23, O52, P52. 6 tables, 63 references.","PeriodicalId":85332,"journal":{"name":"Post-Soviet geography and economics","volume":"40 1","pages":"27-43"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10889388.1999.10641098","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59652097","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ukraine's Emerging Electoral Geography: A Regional Analysis of the 1998 Parliamentary Elections","authors":"P. Craumer, James I. Clem","doi":"10.1080/10889388.1999.10641097","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10889388.1999.10641097","url":null,"abstract":"A specialist on the electoral geography of Russia and other FSU states and a political scientist with expertise on Ukraine examine the results of the March 1998 elections to the Ukrainian parliament. They focus on identifying spatial characteristics of two important elements of voting behavior—voter turnout and preference for particular political parties—and their relationships with socioeconomic and demographic variables in Ukraine's 27 administrative regions. Also subject to analysis are the regionally unbalanced weight of the vote and variations in party effectiveness (the ability of the 30 parties in the election to win seats vis-´-vis total votes). Journal of Economic Literature, Classification Numbers: H11, I31, O18. 6 figures, 5 tables, 28 references.","PeriodicalId":85332,"journal":{"name":"Post-Soviet geography and economics","volume":"40 1","pages":"1-26"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10889388.1999.10641097","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59652087","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Environmental and Health Problems in the Sakha Republic","authors":"David R. Marpies","doi":"10.1080/10889388.1999.10641100","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10889388.1999.10641100","url":null,"abstract":"A Canadian social scientist with extensive field experience in the countries of the former Soviet Union explores linkages between environmental degradation and the deterioration of public health in Russia's largest political-administrative region—the Sakha Republic. The paper presents partial results of a broader research program on social and economic change in the republic and relies upon interviews with officials in government and industry as well as detailed republic-level statistics obtained during field work in the republic in 1997 and 1998. Journal of Economic Literature, Classification Numbers: I10, I31, Q20, Q30. 1 table, 49 references.","PeriodicalId":85332,"journal":{"name":"Post-Soviet geography and economics","volume":"40 1","pages":"62-77"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10889388.1999.10641100","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59652529","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cross-Border Perspectives on a North Russian Gateway","authors":"Geir Honnel, Anne-Kristin Jørgensen","doi":"10.1080/10889388.1999.10641099","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10889388.1999.10641099","url":null,"abstract":"Two Norwegian social scientists examine a range of issues influencing the current economic situation in Murmansk Oblast and affecting Norway's efforts to provide economic assistance to the region. Coverage, which extends to mid-January 1999, is based on numerous field trips, interviews with local officials and residents, local press reports, and official statistical sources. Considerable attention is devoted to developments in Murmansk Oblast since the Russian financial crisis of August-September 1998, the plight of the region's closed cities, and obstacles to the implementation of economic assistance programs, such as the Barents Euro-Arctic Region initiative. Journal of Economic Literature, Classification Numbers: D60, O18, R58. 8 tables, 42 references.","PeriodicalId":85332,"journal":{"name":"Post-Soviet geography and economics","volume":"28 1","pages":"44-61"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10889388.1999.10641099","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59652517","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}