Regimes, Politics, and Markets: Democratization and Economic Change in Southern and Eastern Europe
José María Maravall
Abstract
This study analyses the mutual relationship between politics and the economy. Focusing on the experiences of Southern and Eastern Europe, it examines the complex interdependence between democracies, economic growth, social redistribution, and political culture. Are democratization processes the product of previous experiences of development, or of economic crisis? Can political regimes influence economic development and the distribution of material resources? In a context of economic constraints, to what extent are social democratic governments able to present a distinct identity in their poli ... More
This study analyses the mutual relationship between politics and the economy. Focusing on the experiences of Southern and Eastern Europe, it examines the complex interdependence between democracies, economic growth, social redistribution, and political culture. Are democratization processes the product of previous experiences of development, or of economic crisis? Can political regimes influence economic development and the distribution of material resources? In a context of economic constraints, to what extent are social democratic governments able to present a distinct identity in their policies? And can democratic governments, once established, increase support for democratic principles? The book explores these and other questions utilizing evidence from official statistics to public opinion polls. The appendices also provide chronologies of the most influential studies on these topics.
Keywords:
politics,
economy,
Southern and Eastern Europe,
interdependence,
democracies,
social redistribution
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 1997 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780198280835 |
| Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: October 2011 |
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198280835.001.0001 |
