Dethier, Jean-Jacques
[VerfasserIn]
;
Zoli, Edda
[Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft];
Ghanem, Hafez
[Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft]World Bank Europe and Central Asia Region Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Unit
Does democracy facilitate the economic transition?
: an empirical study of Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union
Anmerkungen:
"October 1999"--Cover
"This paper was presented at a seminar at the World Bank in June 1999
Includes bibliographical references (p. 28-30)
Beschreibung:
Empirical analysis shows that democracy has facilitated economic liberalization in 25 postcommunist countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. The existence of a vibrant civil society at the start of the transition has the most explanatory power in this team's regression