Does democracy facilitate the economic transition? : an empirical study of central and eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union / Jean-Jacques Dethier, Hafez Ghanem, Edda Zoli
- Bib ID:
- 1812915
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- Author:
- Dethier, Jean-Jacques, 1952-
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- Washington, D.C. : World Bank, Europe and Central Asia Region, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Sector Unit, 1999
- 30 p. ; 28 cm.
- Series:
- Policy research working papers ; 2194.
- Summary:
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Empirical analysis shows that democracy has facilitated economic liberalization in 25 postcommunist countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. The existence of a vibrant civil society at the start of the transition has the most explanatory power in this team's regression.
- Notes:
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- "October 1999"--Cover.
- Bibliographical references (p. 28-30).
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- Subject:
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- Democracy -- Europe, Eastern -- Congresses
- Democracy -- Former Soviet republics -- Congresses
- Civil society -- Europe, Eastern -- Congresses
- Civil society -- Former Soviet republics -- Congresses
- Post-communism -- Economic aspects -- Congresses
- Europe, Central -- Economic policy -- 1989-
- Europe, Eastern -- Economic policy -- 1989-
- Former Soviet republics -- Economic policy -- 1991-
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