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1. Democratic Diffusion: The Spread of International Norms in Central and Eastern Europe.

Author

Cleveland, Clayton J.

Subjects
*DEMOCRACY, *INTERNATIONAL agencies, *DEMOCRATIZATION
Abstract

Why have some of the newest members of the European Union consolidated their democratic transitions while others have lagged behind? This paper tests the hypothesis that the difference in democratic consolidation between Central and Eastern European countries could be attributable to factors associated with membership in international governmental organizations. Three countries in Central and Eastern Europe, Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic, have consolidated their democratic political systems while three others, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Romania, have not. This paper utilizes aggregate data to compare the differences in political outcomes in Central and Eastern Europe and measure the effect of the assistance provided by the European Union upon these political outcomes. This process of norm diffusion suggests ideational factors should be taken into account for democratization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2005

2. Political instability and economic growth: Evidence from two decades of transition in CEE.

Author

Gurgul, Henryk and Lach, Łukasz

Subjects
*POLITICAL stability, *POSTCOMMUNISM, *ECONOMIC development, *POLITICAL change, *ECONOMETRICS, *DEMOCRATIZATION, *ECONOMICS, *ECONOMIC history
Abstract

This paper examines the nexus between political instability and economic growth in 10 CEE countries in transition in the period 1990-2009. Our results support the contention that political instability defined as a propensity for government change had a negative impact on growth. On the other hand, there was no causality in the opposite direction. A sensitivity analysis based on the application of a few hundred different variants of the initial econometric model confirmed the abovementioned findings only in the case where major government changes were applied to the definition of political instability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2013
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