Little is known about the likely influences of these parties on public policies and if and how they have responded to expectations of voters when deciding on policies.

This book explains the conditions under which political parties have played a central role in policymaking, and influencing economic growth, in post-communist European countries, highlighting two essentially related areas: higher education and international trade and investment. It illustrates how these countries have become reliant on multinational companies (MNCs), given their governments' strategy to...