E/W Letter: 1998 Table of Contents

The Luck Ran Out: Russian financial crisis triggers devaluation, near default; by Steven J. Norton and Lynda L. Maillet
Mistakes Were Made: The "tabula rasa" syndrome and Russian reform (Analyst's Notebook); by Steven J. Norton and Lynda L. Maillet
The Pendulum Swings: Hungarians vote in Young Democrats promising change (Political Bulletin); by Steven J. Norton
Strange Bedfellows: Czech Left and Right in government deal (Political Bulletin)
Membership Is a Privilege: Poland's EU talks complicated by domestic political wrangling (Political Bulletin)

Joining the Club: Regulatory consequences of regional integration in eastern Europe by David L. Bartlett
One Man Management: Russian government shakeup stuns country, investors by Steven J. Norton
The Cost of “Muddling Through”: Left-wing, business gain in Ukraine elections with reforms at stake by Lynda L. Maillet
Political Bulletin: New government for Romania, reform program unveiled; Armenia elects new president amid charges of fraud; Kyrgyzstan gets new prime minister
Business Briefs: Bulgaria cuts tax to encourage foreign investment for jobless; Canadian company seizes Aeroflot plane in dispute; Belarus-Russian customs union helps Ford plant; Japan extends first unguaranteed loan to Russia; Tatarstan passes law allowing sale of land; Uzbekistan lowers foreign investment needed for tax breaks
Currency & Finance Update: Belarus, Poland, Slovakia, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia/Bosnia
Berezovsky to lead Russia [box]
Selected Economic Data for Ukraine

With Friends Like These...: Political infighting stalls Romanian reform by Lynda Maillet
Not So Democratic: Politics as scorched earth in Slovakia by L. Stephen Joyce
Business Briefs: IMF: Hungary no longer needs us; Ukraine, Russia sign economic accord; Ukraine announces sell-offs, but obstacles persist; Kazakstan moving on large-scale privatization; Ukraine auto import restrictions miff EU
Currency & Finance Update: Poland, Russia, Ukraine, Yugoslavia
Happy dogs in Russia [box]
Selected Economic Data for Kazakstan