Does democracy facilitate the economic transition?
Subtitle: an empirical study of Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union
By: Jean-Jacques Dethier, Hafez Ghanem, Edda Zoli.
Contributors: Ghanem, Hafez.; Zoli, Edda.; World Bank. Europe and Central Asia Region. Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Unit.
Series: Policy research working paper ;; 2194; Policy research working papers ;; 2194.
Publisher: World Bank, Europe and Central Asia Region, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Sector Unit
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 30
Subjects: 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, Eastern -- Economic conditions -- 1989- -- Statistics -- Congresses.; Former Soviet republics -- Economic conditions -- 1991- -- Statistics -- Congresses.
Genres: Congresses.; Statistics
Description: 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: Includes bibliographical references (p. 28-30).
"This paper was presented at a seminar at the World Bank in June 1999".
"October 1999"--Cover.
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