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Better served than it looks. Myant's study of voucher privatisation, bank-held funds and the tunnelling that followed is a genuine standalone treatment; the rest sits in the Central and Eastern European transition literature.

5 books

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  1. The Rise and Fall of Czech CapitalismMartin Myant, 2003
  2. How Capitalism Was BuiltAnders Åslund, 2007
  3. Making Capitalism Without CapitalistsGil Eyal, Iván Szelényi, Eleanor Townsley, 1998

Books 5

Making Capitalism Without Capitalists
T2 Making Capitalism Without Capitalists
Gil Eyal, Iván Szelényi, Eleanor Townsley · 1998 · Who ended up owning Central European assets when there were no owners.
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How Capitalism Was Built
T2 How Capitalism Was Built
Anders Åslund · 2007 · Comparative transition account; Czech vouchers judged against other sequencing choices.
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Central and Eastern Europe, 1944-1993: Detou
T3 Central and Eastern Europe, 1944-1993: Detour from the Periphery to the Periphery
Ivan T. Berend · 1996 · Economic history that explains the industrial base the Czechs privatised.
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The Rise and Fall of Czech Capitalism
T3 The Rise and Fall of Czech Capitalism
Martin Myant · 2003 · The book on voucher privatisation, bank ownership and the tunnelling that followed.
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The Great Rebirth: Lessons from the Victory
T3 The Great Rebirth: Lessons from the Victory of Capitalism over Communism
Anders Åslund, Simeon Djankov · 2014 · Includes the Czech voucher scheme written up by people who designed and criticised it.
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