Markets, states, and democracy
Subtitle: the political economy of post-communist transformation
By: edited by Beverly Crawford.
Contributors: Crawford, Beverly.
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Boulder
Language: eng
Number of pages: 278
Subjects: Post-communism -- Europe, Eastern -- Forecasting.; Europe, Eastern -- Politics and government -- 1989-; Europe, Eastern -- Economic policy -- 1989-
Description: Much of the literature on the "sequencing" of economic and political liberalization suggests that new democracies cannot successfully implement market-oriented reforms. Yet, post-Communist transformations have shown that under certain conditions, economic liberalizers are able to gain the upper hand in the political process.

In this interdisciplinary volume, eminent scholars offer a cohesive framework for analyzing the forces that bolster or undermine liberalization and pursue four potential scenarios for the future of liberalization in these emerging states.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.