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The transformation of post-socialist capitalism – from developmental state to clan state?

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  • Sallai, Dorottya
  • Schnyder, Gerhard

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Various characterisations exist of the model of post-social capitalism exist. While most typologies underscore the prominent role of the state in post-socialist capitalism compared to Western economies, the literature is less clear about what exactly this role consists of. For the case of East Central Europe, some authors underscore the weakness of the state and its ‘capture’ by business interests, while others attribute to the state a benign role in successful industrial restructuring. We show that both views are of limited use to understand the phase of ‘backsliding’ that these economies are currently experiencing. We draw on anthropological models of post-socialist states that focus on elite dynamics within the state and show that this focus allows us to interpret backsliding in Hungary as a reversal of the developmental state into a clan-state.

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  • Sallai, Dorottya & Schnyder, Gerhard, 2018. "The transformation of post-socialist capitalism – from developmental state to clan state?," Greenwich Papers in Political Economy 18535, University of Greenwich, Greenwich Political Economy Research Centre.
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    Keywords

    State capitalism; political ties; corporate strategies; clan-state; post-socialism; autocracy;
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    JEL classification:

    • H13 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Economics of Eminent Domain; Expropriation; Nationalization
    • P16 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Capitalist Economies - - - Capitalist Institutions; Welfare State
    • P26 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist and Transition Economies - - - Property Rights

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