@techreport{32aefefbde284a08b7d41dda1730b015,
title = "Deindustrialisation and structural change during the post-Communist transition",
abstract = "The aim of this paper is to model the evolution of employment structure in post-communist economies in the broader context of deindustrialisation. The paper builds on the model of structural change developed by Rowthorn and Wells (1987). We show that the starting point of high industry sector share in total employment and its direct fall when productivity of sectors changes in favour of services can be explained in terms of this framework. Moreover, the model can also describe the phenomenon of a further expansion of the agriculture, observed in countries classified as {"}less consistent{"} in the reforms implementation. Hence, we distinguish two development paths, the efficient one, called {"}horizontal{"}, and the inefficient one called {"}vertical{"}. We illustrate it with empirical data, using alternative measures of structural change and patterns of structural evolutions during transition. Finally, we discuss the link between the EBRD indicators of reforms and structural change. We show that the {"}quality{"} of reforms, not the initial GDP level determines a country's development path.",
keywords = "employment structures, liberalization, convergence, deindustrialization, transition economics",
author = "Tomasz Mickiewicz and Anna Zalewska",
note = "{\textcopyright} 2001 The Authors",
year = "2001",
month = jul,
language = "English",
volume = "383",
series = "William Davidson Institute working paper series",
publisher = "William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan",
number = "383",
type = "WorkingPaper",
institution = "William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan",
}