Regimes, politics, and markets
Subtitle: democratization and economic change in Southern and Eastern Europe
By: José María Maravall ; translated by Justin Byrne.
Series: Oxford studies in democratization
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
Subjects: Democracy -- Europe, Southern.; Democracy -- Europe, Eastern.; Europe, Eastern -- Politics and government -- 1989-; Europe, Southern -- Politics and government.; Europe, Eastern -- Economic conditions -- 1989-; Europe, Southern -- Economic conditions.
Description: This ambitious study, by a leading Spanish social scientist, analyses the mutual relationships between politics and the economy. Focusing on the experiences of Southern and Eastern Europe, it examines the complex interdependence between democracies, economic growth, social redistribution, and political culture. Are democratization processes the product of previous experiences of development, or of economic crisis?

Can political regimes influence economic development and the distribution of material resources? In a context of economic constraints, to what extent are social democratic governments able to present a distinct identity in their policies? And can democratic governments, once established, increase support for democratic principles?

Professor Maravall explores these and other crucial questions utilizing a wealth of evidence from official statistics to public opinion polls. His appendices also provide chronologies of the most influential studies on these topics, offering valuable background information and ideas for further reading.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-256) and index.