Study 1: Dimensions of transition in the post-communist countries: a latent variable approach
 Introduction . . 1
 Part I: Latent Variable Methodology: Concepts, Methods and Empirical Issues . . 4
 Part II Latent Dimensions of Transition in the Post-Communist Countries in Central and Eastern Europe, and Eurasia . . 39
Study 2: Effects of initial conditions, reforms and institutions on economic developments during transition: a path analysis approach
 Introduction . . 146
Study 3: Hidden activities and bureaucratic corruption
 Introduction . . 318

Mathematical Appendix . . 393
References . . 415