Building states and markets after communism : the perils of polarized democracy /
Timothy Frye.
- New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
- xii, 296 p. ; 25 cm.
- Cambridge studies in comparative politics .
- Cambridge studies in comparative politics. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-282) and index.
The political logic of economic and institutional reform -- Political polarization and economic inequality -- The pace and consistency of reform -- Political polarization and economic growth -- Political polarization and policy instability: the view from the firm -- Nationalism and endogenous polarization -- Russia: polarization, autocracy, and reform -- Bulgaria: polarization, democracy, and reform -- Poland: robust democracy and rapid reform -- Uzbekistan: autocracy and inconsistent gradualism.
Nation-building--Economic aspects--Former communist countries. Capitalism--Political aspects--Former communist countries. Free trade--Political aspects--Former communist countries. Privatization--Political aspects--Former communist countries. Post-communism--Economic aspects. Democratization--Economic aspects--Former communist countries.