The divergent postcommunist paths to democracy and economic freedom
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- Simeon Djankov & Owen Hauck, 2016. "The Divergent Postcommunist Paths to Democracy and Economic Freedom," Working Paper Series WP16-10, Peterson Institute for International Economics.
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economic freedom; ease of doing business; democracy;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- P26 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist and Transition Economies - - - Property Rights
- P52 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Comparative Economic Systems - - - Comparative Studies of Particular Economies
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