Ten Years after: What is Special About Transition Countries?

Gros, Daniël; Suhrcke, Marc

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“…Ten years into the process, transition countries still differ slightly from countries that were at the same level of development but did not share their communist past. The differences include that transition countries have "a larger share of their work force [...] in industry, use more energy, have a more extensive infrastructure and invest more in schooling" [5]; p. 1. But, by 2014, transition economies were "normal" in a structural economic sense by most indicators [3].…”

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Is the post-communist transition over?

Douarin,

Mickiewicz

2022

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It is entirely justifiable to ask whether the post-communist transition, which began in 1989 in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia, can be considered to be over. Perhaps equally important is to understand the impact and perception of reforms implemented since then. Interestingly, reform success seems to weaken societal support for future reform. In contrast, experiencing the consequences of reform reversals (corruption, inequality of opportunity) appears to strengthen support for reforms. A key takeaway is that new waves of economic reforms should aim not only at high GDP growth but also at eradicating corruption and cronyism, strengthening the rule of law, and strengthening social mobility. ELEVATOR PITCHAn extensive program of economic liberalization reforms, even when it generates positive outcomes, does not automatically generate support for further reforms. Societies respond with strong support only after experiencing the effects of reversing these reforms (i.e. corruption, inequality of opportunity). This point is illustrated through the example of the post-communist transformation in Eastern Europe and Central Asiaarguably a context where the end point of reforms was never clearly defined, and even successful reforms are now associated with a degree of reform suspicion. KEY FINDINGS ConsTransition paths in the region overall have been very diverse and outcomes unequal. Reforms have often been associated with perceived unfairness, and the perception of corruption has increased in some countries. Corruption contributes to inequality of opportunity, which is higher in transition countries than elsewhere. Even when reform outcomes have been positive, support for reforms has fallen.

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Is the post-communist transition over?

Douarin,

Mickiewicz

2022

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Who wants to pay more taxes to improve public health care?

Habibov

Auchynnikava

Luo

et al. 2018

Health Planning & Management

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We study the factors that influence willingness to pay to improve public health care in 29 post-communist countries, Eastern and Southern Europe, and Eurasia using 2 up-to-date cross-sectional surveys conducted in 2010 and 2016 (N = 34 768). Three hypotheses received full degree of support through empirical analysis: increase in satisfaction with health care, university education, and higher level of wealth positively associated with willingness to pay in all regions. In comparison, having a higher level social trust and adhering to left-leaning ideological position strengthens support for public health care in Southern Europe and Eurasia only, while having a higher level of institutional trust strengthens support for public health care in Eastern Europe and Eurasia only.

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Strategy evolution in Central and Eastern European pharmaceutical firms 1992–2005

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᭹Since the early 1990s the CEE markets have undergone a major transition. This has led to changes in ownership for many indigenous fi rms as they moved from state to private control. ᭹ This paper contributes to a gap in existing knowledge by developing understanding of how the realized strategic actions of these fi rms evolved. In order to contribute to this gap, evolution theory is applied to address the research question: 'How did the strategic actions of indigenous pharmaceutical fi rms evolve as the CEE region developed from a planned to a market economy?' ᭹ This is achieved through longitudinal mapping of the strategic actions realized by fi rms, comparison of patterns in temporal strategy development, together with identifi cation of factors that appear to have infl uenced this strategic change process. Using a qualitative research design the paper explores and compares how the realized strategic actions of LEK, Richter, and Pliva evolved from 1992-2005. ᭹ The fi ndings highlight a range of factors that had the potential to impact upon the strategic process for these fi rms. The research also shows that although there were some similarities in the strategic actions realized by the fi rms, in overall terms each fi rm packaged its realized strategic actions in a unique way.

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Ten Years after: What is Special About Transition Countries?

Cited by 24 publications

References 6 publications

Is the post-communist transition over?

Is the post-communist transition over?

Who wants to pay more taxes to improve public health care?

Strategy evolution in Central and Eastern European pharmaceutical firms 1992–2005

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