@article{article_103716, title={HUMAN DEVELOPMENT PERFORMANCE OF TRANSITION ECONOMIES IN THE POST-COLD WAR PERIOD}, journal={Hacettepe Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi}, volume={29}, pages={21–42}, year={2011}, author={Mıhcı, Hakan}, keywords={Development,human development,human development index,transition economies,commonwealth of independent states,Central and Eastern European Countries}, abstract={<p>The present study attempts to assess human development performance of <br />the transition economies by dividing the countries into two major categories as <br />Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC) and Commonwealth of <br />Independent States (CIS) to identify the necessary means for achieving higher <br />levels of development. For this aim, a comparative descriptive analysis is used. <br />The analysis period covers the last two decades. <br />According to the main finding of the paper, human development <br />performance of the transition economies is not disappointing at the aggregate <br />level. In particular, CEEC performed quite well during the transition period. In <br />comparison with CEEC, Human Development Index values of CIS remained at <br />relatively low levels. However, when the developing countries are concerned, <br />human development performance of CIS is promising in relation to their per <br />capita income levels. <br />The main factors of human development favor women rather than men in <br />transition economies except income. Furthermore, an improvement is observed <br />towards the eradication of human poverty and maintaining of the equal <br />distribution of income in the case of transition economies. This is particularly <br />true for CEEC. <br /> </p>}, number={1}, publisher={Hacettepe University}