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Capitalists of All Russia, Unite! Business Mobilization Under Debilitated Dirigisme
Markus, Stanislav - 2018
Political mobilization of business forces in the post-communist world has crucial implications for economic development and civil society. The emergence of strong cross-sectoral business associations during Putin's presidency challenges the prevailing view of Russia's political economy as an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012940118
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Corporate Governance as Political Insurance : Firm-Level Institutional Creation in Emerging Markets and Beyond
Markus, Stanislav - 2018
What do we know about the politics of corporate governance in emerging markets? While the state-level institutions have been amply explored, firm-level dynamics remain under-theorized. Complementing the orthodox emphasis on external finance as causal force behind the adoption of “minority...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014040180
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Secure Property as a Bottom-Up Process : Firms, Stakeholders, and Predators in Weak States
Markus, Stanislav - 2018
How do property rights become secure? How does rule of law take hold in an economy? I use an original survey of 516 firms in Russia and Ukraine, as well as interview-based case studies, to re-examine these fundamental issues of political economy. Most states in the developing world lack the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014165903
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Social Divergence and Productivity: Making a Connection
Grafton, R. Quentin; Knowles, Stephen; Owen, P. Dorian - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS); The …
In this chapter, Quentin Grafton, Stephen Knowles and Dorian Owen examine the implications for productivity arising … barriers to communication among groups, inhibiting the diffusion of knowledge and lowering the level of productivity in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005650211
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Mind the Gap! Social Capital, East and West
Fidrmuc, Jan - 2008
Recent Eurobarometer survey data are used to document and explain the stock of social capital in 28 European countries. Social capital in Central and Eastern Europe - measured by civic participation and access to social networks - lags behind that in Western European countries. Using regression...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012725782
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A Theory of Trust Based Systems of Intermediation
Della Giusta, Marina - 2010
Recent studies have analysed the economic benefits of belonging to high-trust networks and the biological foundations … of individual trust, but much scepticism remains regarding the precise role of trust in economic transactions, as well as … gaps between micro and macro concepts of trust. This paper links individual and institutional trust by modelling the costs …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012716392
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Formation of Social Capital in Central and Eastern Europe : Understanding the Gap Vis-a-Vis Developed Countries
Fidrmuc, Jan; Gërxhani, Klarita - 2005
Recent Eurobarometer survey data are used to document and explain the stock of social capital in 27 European countries. Social capital in Central and Eastern Europe - measured by civic participation and access to social networks - lags behind that in Western European countries. Using regression...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014064677
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Mind the Gap! Social Capital, East and West
Fidrmuc, Jan; Gerxhani, Klarita - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2007
Recent Eurobarometer survey data are used to document and explain the stock of social capital in 28 European countries. Social capital in Central and Eastern Europe – measured by civic participation and access to social networks – lags behind that in Western European countries. Using...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005784691
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Formation of Social Capital in Central and Eastern Europe: Understanding the Gap Vis-a-Vis Developed Countries
Fidrmuc, Jan; Gërxhani, Klarita - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005
Recent Eurobarometer survey data are used to document and explain the stock of social capital in 27 European countries. Social capital in Central and Eastern Europe – measured by civic participation and access to social networks – lags behind that in Western European countries. Using...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005792441
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Formation of social capital in Central and Eastern Europe: Understanding the gap vis-à-vis developed countries
Fidrmuc, Jan; Gërxhani, Klarita - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2005
Recent Eurobarometer survey data are used to document and explain the stock of social capital in 27 European countries. Social capital in Central and Eastern Europe – measured by civic participation and access to social networks – lags behind that in Western European countries. Using...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005677593