Building States and Markets after Communism: The Perils of Polarized Democracy

ISBN-13: 9780521767736 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 312 str.

New York) Timothy Frye (Columbia University

Opis

This book examines how democracy influences state-building and market-building in 25 post-communist countries from 1990 to 2004.

Recenzje

“Drawing on his deep knowledge of the post-communist experience, Tim Frye demonstrates that history can overwhelm attempts to get the institutions right. Conceptually bold and meticulously researched, Building States and Markets after Communism should be read by anybody who wants to understand the political economy of economic reform.”
– Scott Gehlbach, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. The political logic of economic and institutional reform; 2. Political polarization and economic inequality; 3. The pace and consistency of reform; 4. Political polarization and economic growth; 5. Polarization and policy instability: the view from the firm; 6. Nationalism and endogenous polarization; 7. Russia: polarization, autocracy and inconsistent reform; 8. Bulgaria: polarization, democracy and inconsistent reform; 9. Poland: robust democracy and rapid reform; 10. Uzbekistan: autocracy and inconsistent gradualism; 11. Conclusion.