Assumptions about the democracy promoting qualities of transitional justice measures abound. However the relatively few … policies have affected democratization. First, this paper demonstrates a robust democracy boost from lustration policies. In …; extensive lustration provides a democracy boost of approximately 30%, even controlling for macroeconomic and political factors …

This paper is dedicated to the relation between market development and democracy. We distinguish contexts and … preferences and ask whether it is true that the demand for democracy only emerges after a certain degree of market development is … strategy consists in relying on the specific situation of frontier-zones. We find that democracy enhances the support for …

1992) are added to compare attitudes towards democracy. Two comparisons are made: between countries, and through time, to …

The paper emphasizes the transition in Russia and the role institutions played before and during the process. In Russia … recovered and partly achieved their pre-1991 levels at the end of the last decade. The paper depicts Russia's reform efforts and … demonstrated. The patrimonial system that persisted for centuries is still observable at the state level. At any rate, Russia can …

. This paper confronts with empirical evidence two approaches to explain barter in Russia: the 'illusion view' and the 'trust … Russia is producing value added by enabling this sector to sell its output at a higher price than its market value. The …