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And the last shall be first: Party system institutionalization and second-generation economic reform in postcommunist Europe

O'Dwyer, Conor ; Kovalcik, Branislav

Studies in comparative international development, 2007-12, Vol.41 (4), p.3-26 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

New York: Springer Nature B.V

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And the last shall be first: Party system institutionalization and second-generation economic reform in postcommunist Europe
Author: O'Dwyer, Conor ; Kovalcik, Branislav
Subjects: Accountability ; Central government ; Czech Republic ; Democracy ; Development studies ; Economic Change ; Economic Policy ; Economic reform ; Estonia ; Europe ; Governmental reform ; Hungary ; Institutionalization ; Institutions ; Market economies ; Market Economy ; Marketization ; Party systems ; Political Opposition ; Political parties ; Political reform ; Political systems ; Post-communist societies ; Postcommunism ; Postcommunist Societies ; Reform ; Romania ; Slovakia ; Studies
Is Part Of: Studies in comparative international development, 2007-12, Vol.41 (4), p.3-26
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Description: We investigate the conditions under which state reformers in postcommunist Europe can implement radical policies aimed at boosting investment now that the fundamental institutions of a market economy are in place. Surprisingly, such reforms are now being pioneered by those countries considered laggards of the first-generation market-making reforms in the 1990s. Party system institutionalization offers the best explanation for who adopts second-generation reforms, to what degree, and when. Such institutionalization, which enhances vertical accountability between governments and voters, puts state reformers at a disadvantage in enacting second-generation reforms. By making it difficult to create a coherent and credible opposition against reform, underinstitutionalization insulates state reformers from social and political pressures, allowing them to undertake economic policies hard to envision in a more developed democracy. We test this hypothesis by comparing recent reform attempts in Slovakia, Estonia, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Romania. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
Publisher: New York: Springer Nature B.V
Language: English

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And the last shall be first: Party system institutionalization and second-generation economic reform in postcommunist Europe

O'Dwyer, Conor ; Kovalcik, Branislav

New York: Springer Nature B.V

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