investigate the demand for the rule of law in post-Communist economies after privatization under the assumption that theft is … reform may not emerge because the expectation of weak legal institutions increases the expected relative return to stripping …

The privatization of large state-owned enterprises is one of the most radical policy developments of the last quarter …, privatization has spread from Europe to Latin America, from Asia to Africa, reaching its zenith with Central and Eastern Europe …, corruption, and cronyism. Privatization: Successes and Failures evaluates the practices and results of privatization in Eastern …