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Democratic and Market-Economic Reforms in the Postcommunist Countries

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This paper examines the impact of European Union (EU) enlargement on the process of political and economic reforms in postcommunist countries. The main result is that both prospective and actual membership have advanced democratic reforms, while the effect on market-economic reforms has been nonexistent or even negative. A measure of the intensity of negotiation of the acquis communautaire chapters shows no effect on political reforms, but likely a negative effect on market-economic reforms. The overall conclusion is that enlargement of the EU has borne out its promise of strengthening democracy in the postcommunist countries, but possibly at the expense of market-oriented economic reform.

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  • Karsten Staehr, 2011. "Democratic and Market-Economic Reforms in the Postcommunist Countries," Eastern European Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 49(5), pages 5-28, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:mes:eaeuec:v:49:y:2011:i:5:p:5-28
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    1. Schönfelder, Nina & Wagner, Helmut, 2015. "The impact of European integration on institutional development," MPRA Paper 63392, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    2. Matuszak Piotr, 2020. "What determines the scale of state ownership in enterprises? Some evidence from post-socialist countries," Economics and Business Review, Sciendo, vol. 6(4), pages 95-117, December.
    3. World Bank Group, 2016. "Global Economic Prospects, January 2016," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 23435.
    4. Karsten Staehr, 2017. "The Choice of Reforms and Economic System in the Baltic States," Comparative Economic Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Association for Comparative Economic Studies, vol. 59(4), pages 498-519, December.
    5. Ravi Sarathy & Elitsa R. Banalieva, 2014. "Economic Development And Marketing Strategies: A Comparative Lens," Organizations and Markets in Emerging Economies, Faculty of Economics, Vilnius University, vol. 5(1).
    6. Jadranka Švarc & Marina Dabić, 2019. "The Croatian path from socialism to European membership through the lens of technology transfer policies," The Journal of Technology Transfer, Springer, vol. 44(5), pages 1476-1504, October.

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