What is the relationship between the institutional choice and the success of economic reform in post-communist countries? To test the effects of institutions on political and economic transformations, I present pooled time-series cross-section data in 25 post-communist countries for 1994-2003. I find that post-communist countries with PR are associated with a high level of economic reform, and parliamentary systems are related to better democratic governments. Yet, other political variables, chief executives’ partisanship and check and balance do not have a statistically significant relationship either with democracy or economic reform.
목차
Abstract Introduction Review Political Institutions and Democratic Consolidation Political Institutions and Democracy Data and Variables Model Specification Empirical Test Results and Conclusion References
키워드
Political InstitutionsDemocracyEconomic ReformPost-Communist Countries
저자
Dae Jin Yi [ Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Korea ]