In spite of the broad-ranging nature of the literature on democratic transitions, it is possible to provide a general assessment of the state of the literature. This review stresses a series of disagreements concerning the effect of the <I>ancien regime</I> on the processes of transition and democratic...</i>

The aim is to review transition literature for evidence that supports sequential reform strategy, as presented in this report. The second part discusses the findings in the context of Azerbaijan, a formerly socialist transition economy with interesting initial conditions. Evidence of the...