Development and Transition is a forum for policy-oriented discussions and debates about the nature, evolution and challenge of development and transition in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, and also in Turkey.
Our aim is to discuss and think differently about policy frameworks by bringing together a variety of viewpoints and analytical approaches from practitioners and researchers to explore and explain the core issues and problems, and to extract the best practices.
Development and Transition is a project of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Europe and CIS.
Ben Slay, Executive Editor
Ben Slay is Senior Economist for UNDP’s Regional Bureau for Europe and CIS. In this capacity he advises UNDP senior management on economic development and transition issues, as well as supporting UNDP country offices with priority projects and initiatives in these areas. (His research is available through the Office of the Senior Economist.) His publications include: The Polish Economy: Crisis, Reform, and Transformation (Princeton University Press); Demonopolization and Competition Policy in Post-Communist Economies (Westview Press); and the co-edited volume Beyond Transition: Development Perspectives and Dilemmas (Ashgate Publishers). Other publications work include serving as editor of the M.E. Sharpe journals Problems of Economic Transition (2002-2008) and Russian and East European Finance and Trade (1993-1998). He holds doctoral and masters degrees in Economics and Russian and East European Studies from Indiana University, and an undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of California.
Peter Serenyi, Managing Editor
Peter Serenyi is Editor and Regional Publications Manager at UNDP’s Bratislava Regional Centre. He is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis and Columbia University, where he earned a Masters in International Affairs. He worked for 10 years as a journalist in Moscow, Budapest, and London. His work has appeared in The Economist, Euromoney, the International Herald Tribune, and other publications.
