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A market out of place?– remaking economic, social, and symbolic boundaries ...
This book focuses on the seamy side of market economy in Lithuania and shows how a "market" only becomes established by people, sacrifices, and contestation. It gives a vivid picture of the hardship of the first new entrepreneurs creating the new market economies by travelling to China, Turkey, Poland, and India to buy merchandise for resale, and shows how their ideas slowly develop into more established routines in a more stable market.
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Lithuania in European Politics– The Years of the First Republic, 1918-1940
At the close of this century, the identity of Lithuania as its own nation stands well-established, after many years of war and foreign domination. This book illustrates the way in which Lithuanian national consciousness grew from a shared feeling of unstructured instincts to a firm sense of nationhood in the course of this century. The authors reveal how this tiny country was caught at the intersection of Europe's great powers, and how it was compelled to follow a foreign policy of survival. An enlightening work from Lithuania's own ambassadors to the States, Lithuania in European Politics explains why the restoration of a Lithuanian state in 1990 cannot be understood without comprehending those critical years between the two World Wars.
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Lithuania– stepping westward
Lithuania restored her independence, after half a century of Soviet occupation, in the immediate aftermath of the failed Moscow coup in August 1991. As the multi-national Soviet state disintegrated Lithuania evolved, without war or violence, from a communist state and a command economy to a liberal democracy, a free market, and a society guaranteeing human and minority rights. Lithuania therefore offers a notable example of peaceful transition, all the more impressive in the light of the bloody conflict elsewhere in the former Soviet Union or Yugoslavia, where the aspirations to independence of the constituent republics were either violently resisted or dissolved into inter-ethnic violence. Equally remarkable has been Lithuania's evident determination to 'return to Europe' after half a century of separation, even at the price of submerging its recently restored sovereign rights in the supranational European Union
The Baltic states– Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
Last Updated on Thursday, 18 February 2010 15:40
Since the end of the Cold War there has been an increased interest in The Baltics. This volume brings together three countries, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, to provide a comprehensive and analytical guide integrating history, political science, economic development and contemporary events into one account. Since gaining their independence each country has developed at its own pace with its own agenda and facing its own obstacles.
Labour market and social policies in the Baltic countries
Provides detailed information and policy recommendations in five topical areas: labor law; "active" and "passive" labor market policies; pension reform; long-term care of the elderly; and social assistance benefits as a last resort. The Baltic States - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - have made impressive progress since the early 1990s. They have now almost completed their preparations for accession to the EU. Most elements of labor market and social policy have been thoroughly reformed over the past decade. This OECD Policy Review analyses the key issues facing each country given its specific economic and social trends. Draws both positive and negative policy lessons from OECD experience. Also identifies Baltic policy initiatives, such as pension reforms, which are more advanced than those adopted in most OECD countries. In employment policy, a paramount goal must be to improve the institutional framework for innovation and job creation. Social spending needs to be contained because taxes and social insurance contributions are relatively high, placing a heavy burden on employment.
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Lithuania
Last Updated on Thursday, 18 February 2010 15:43
The reviews of national policies for education have been conducted for more than 25 years. Their objective is to analyse the change that take place in education and to identify solutions for the future.
Lithuania: Analytical background
Last Updated on Thursday, 12 November 2009 23:36
World Bank Discussion Paper No. 398. Agricultural reforms, including privatization of land and farm restructuring, are an important cornerstone for overall transformation of the economies of the former socialist world. This paper summarizes the current status of land reform in Moldova and shows how there has been clear progress in creating a market-based agriculture and food sector in Moldova. The results of this study indicate that genuine restructuring and transition to full-fledged private farming have resulted in improved profitability and higher incomes for private farmers than those achieved by traditional collectives.
Doing business with Lithuania
Last Updated on Thursday, 12 November 2009 23:32
This first edition of Doing Business with Lithuania provides an authoritative appraisal of the current economic system and investment climate, an update on market potential in key industry sectors, and unique best practice advice on all aspects of trading with and investing in Lithuania. Lithuania has come a long way in adopting the major institutions of a market economy as well as a civil, democratic society since the country acquired independence from the collapsing Soviet Union just over a decade ago. Today it stands on the verge of accession to the European Union, is a member of the World Trade Organization, and is regarded as one of the most open market economies of the greater Baltic region. Information for the book and the website has been supplied by a unique network of contacts in Lithuania, including the Lithuanian Development Agency, law firm Lideika, Petrauskas, Valniunas ir Partneriai, and the Lithuanian Association of Finance Analysts. Other valuable sources include local offices of Deloitte & Touche, Prime Real Estate, Prime Investment and AWS Structured Finance. Doing Business with Lithuania is an invaluable guide to business practice and trading opportunities and provides up-to-the-minute information regarding market potential and all aspects of doing business in and with Lithuania. Book jacket.
Investment guide for Lithuania
Last Updated on Thursday, 12 November 2009 23:26
Since 1991, the Lithuanian Government has instituted a number of reforms which led to an increase in the level of foreign investment. The Investment Guide for Lithuania has been prepared with three objectives in mind : firstly, to identify those areas of economic activity which present opportunities for foreign investors; secondly, to provide the investor with comprehensive information relating to the historical, political, economic, financial and legal framework, essential for sound and secured foreign investment; thirdly, to draw on the experiences of the foreign investors in Lithuania, and to assess the business, investment and regulatory environment.
