Economic Reforms in New Democracies - A Social-Democratic Approach

Klappentext Transitions to democracy from authoritarian political systems have often occurred at times of economic crisis. The reforms required to transform the economic systems often cause sever material hardships for vast sectors of the population. Hence! new democracies forming under such circumstances confront a formidable challenge: to consolidate the nascent political institutions under conditions of economic hardship. Zusammenfassung This 1993 book assesses differing experiences of the transition to democracy in the countries of Southern Europe! Latin America and Eastern Europe. The most successful reforms! the authors argue! have been those agreed upon through a process of democratic negotiation rather than the 'big bang' approach which by passes democratic institutions. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Economic reforms and economic growth: efficiency and politics in Latin America Luiz Carlos Bresser Pereira; 2. Politics and policy: economic reforms in Southern Europe José María Marawall; 3. Economic reforms, public opinion, and political institutions: Poland in the Eastern European perspective Adam Przeworski; Conclusion; Author index; Subject index.

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• Authors: Luiz Carlos Bresser Pereira, Jose Maria Maravall, José María Maravall, Pereira, Luiz Carlos Bresser Pereira, Luiz Carlos Bresser Maravall Pereira, Pereira Luiz Carlos Bresser, Adam Przeworski, Przeworski Adam
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.1993
• EAN: 9780521438452
• ISBN: 978-0-521-43845-2
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; South America, Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Political Economy, Comparative Politics, Political structures / systems: democracy