An extensive program of economic liberalization reforms, even when it generates positive outcomes, does not automatically generate support for further reforms. Societies respond with strong support only after experiencing the effects of reversing these reforms (i.e. corruption, inequality of...

This book, a third edition, has been significantly expanded and updated. It revisits the process of institutional change: its characteristics, determinants and implications for economic performance. New chapters address the significance of Post-Communist transition, the differences and...

Chapter 1: Introduction to the Handbook of Comparative Economics -- Part 1: Evolution of the Field of Comparative Economics Systems -- Chapter 2: A Historiography of Comparative Economics -- Chapter 3: The Soviet Economic System: An Archival Re-Evaluation -- Chapter 4: Institutions,...

This book aims to define comparative economics and to illustrate the breadth and depth of its contribution. It starts with an historiography of the field, arguing for a continued legacy of comparative economic systems, which compared socialism and capitalism, a field which some argued should...