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Democratization and Growth in South- East European Transition Countries
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Alexandrova, Matilda |
| Copyright Year | 2008 |
| Abstract | Two specifi c phenomena were ob- served at the outset of the economic reforms in the former socialist countries: fi rst, poli cal lib- eraliza on ini ated along with market reforms, and second, deep and prolonged economic recession in most of the countries. Some ana- lysts of the socio-economic changes in Eastern Europe postulate the existence of a signifi cant rela on between the degree of development of democra c ins tu ons and the success of the conducted economic reforms. It is an cipated that the veloci of democra za on processes refl ected not only the will of transi on countries ci zens to live in civil and economic freedom, but also the poli cal pressure of Western gov- ernments and interna onal organiza ons. The European Union iden fi ed the democra za on as a precondi on explicitly imposed for ini at- ing accession nego a ons, which itself was per- ceived in transi on countries as a main route to rapid economic reconstruc on and development in a medium run. The proposed paper consid- ers some features of the interrela on between the socio-economic reforms, democra za on, and economic development in South-Eastern European transi on countries. For this purpose, various indicators for democra za on and liber- aliza on formulated by Freedom House are u - lized in order to characterize the impact of these processes on economic growth. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://alternativi.unwe.bg/alternativi/br24/10.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.unwe.bg/uploads/Alternatives/A07_01.2008.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
