One of the core assumptions of recent American foreign policy is that China's post-1978 policy of "reform and openness" will lead to political liberalization. This book challenges that assumption and the general relationship between economic liberalization and democratization. Moreover, it...

Social foundations of economy -- The argument -- Social-constructivist perspective on economic organization and action -- The empirical case: foreign direct investment in postsocialist europe -- From socialism to postsocialism -- Socialism -- Challenges of the postsocialist transformation:...