Constructing A Market Economy: Diverse Paths From Central Planning In Asia And Europe by Richard Pomfret (Professor of Economics at the University of Adelaide, Australia) is a meticulous and scholarly study of recent economic upheavals among the small nations in Europe and Asia during the 1990s. Accessibly presented empirical evidence underlies the broader postulates and conclusions in this insightful analysis, which primarily focuses upon the different types of international transition economies, rather than dwelling inordinately upon the economy of any one nation. A serious, thoughtful, college-level account, Constructing A Market Economy is a welcome and significant contribution to academic International Economic Studies reference collections and supplemental reading lists.