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

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...

Some societies appear to be better equipped than others to implement efficiency enhancing policy reforms and to deliver positive results out of their implementation. Our model presents an under-examined element of policy reform and institutional quality, showing how the characteristics of the...

Es entspricht einer gängigen Meinung, dass die Politik schlecht funktioniert. Politiker genießen nur eine mäßige Wertschätzung. Die Parteien sind auch für politisch engagierte Bürger als Plattform für eigene Aktivitäten zunehmend unattraktiv geworden und werden eher als notwendiges...