CONTENTS


PREFACE .............
INTRODUCTION Vll
Introductory Overview: Transition to the Market and Socioeconomic Dislocations by Carolyn L Gaf^ ix
SOCIOECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN TRANSITIONAL ECONOMIES 1
Enterprise Reform in Vietnam: Issues, Theory and Empirical Evidence by Carolyn L Gates 3
Socioeconomic Problems of Transitional Economies in Africa: The Impact of Urbanization and Urban Growth by Kempe R. Hope, Sr. 21
Economic Reforms and the Social Dimensions of Transition to a Market Economy by John F. Jones andAsfaw Kumssa 37
Social Safety Net in the Commonwealth of Independent States: Recent Experiences
and Future Prospects for Reform by Oleg Serezhin 53
Poverty in Mongolia during Transition: Strategies for its Alleviation by Sodnompiliin Baigalmaa 83
On the Necessity of Commodity Exchange in Transition Economies: A Case of Poland by Ken Morita 91
Socioeconomic Problems and the Role of Government in China's Transitional Economy by Zhengzhang Wu 103
Unemployment in Transitional Economies with Special Reference to China by Katsuji 119
Labour Market and Labour Management in China by Kazuo Zaiki 131
Transitional Period and Urban Environmental Problems in Ulaanbaatar City, Mongolia fey Bathuyag Batjav 143
Russia's Transitional Experience: Food Security, Social Stability and Environmental Protection by Boris Chernyakov 151
Central Europe's Transition, Economic Development, Environmental Problems and Roles of Foreign Capital and Technology: The Case of Poland by Masumi Hakogi . 159
ANNEXTURES 171
Opening Address by Hideki Kaji, Director, UNCRD 173
Programme 175
List of Participants 179