TRANSFORMING ECONOMIES: FROM PLANNED ECONOMIES TO MORE LEGAL RULES OR TOWARDS NOMENKLATURA CAPITALISM?

AbstractThe following sections are included:The Theoretical FrameworkPolitical and economic dimensions of corruptionInfant, father, client and boss: Patronage and neo-patrimonalismThe European Transition Period“Red privatization”Domestic transformation in CEE: Privatization policyThe role of the EU in extending corruptionSoutheast Asian Political Economies, Liberalized Economies and Open RegionalismA theory of change“Nomenklatura capitalism”Singapore, the exceptional case: Rule by law and nomenklatura capitalismComparing CEE with Southeast Asia: From the Corruption to the RuleRule of law, rule by lawConclusion