Evolution of the Government–Business Relationship and Economic Performance in the Former Soviet States – Order State, Rescue State, Punish State

Iwasaki, Ichiro

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“…As pointed out in another study (Iwasaki, 2004), it is possible to find distinctive characteristics of the reform process in the FSU states that contrast sharply with those in the CEE countries when their transition efforts are assessed from the viewpoint of a reaction pattern to the unprecedented political crisis caused by the collapse of the 70-year-long federal system, which is characterized as a 'dual system shock.' Here, we will maintain that the recognition of this historical fact offers the key to finding answers to mysteries that are yet to be solved.…”

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Transition strategy, corporate exploitation, and state capture: An empirical analysis of the former Soviet states

Iwasaki

Suzuki

2007

Communist and Post-Communist Studies

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It is difficult to find, at a glance, a clear connection between corruption and the reform processes in the states of the former Soviet Union (FSU). The key to untangling this issue is to look at the peculiarities of their transition strategies and economic crisis compared with those of Central and Eastern European countries. This paper aims to unravel the complex ties between the transition process and corruption in the FSU states through theoretical and empirical analyses of the impact of multiple factors. These factors include the extent of decentralization of the government-enterprise relationship and the degree of state intervention in corporate management as well as the impact of economic distress that have been affecting the frequency and degree of corporate exploitation and state capture. In this manner, our study aims to complement earlier achievements in this field.JEL classification: O17; O57; P37; P51

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“…In fact, Iwasaki (2004) Iwasaki (2004, p. 245). 10 For reference, in 1999, the average production level of the three Baltic nations categorized as Punish States and that of the other nine FSU states, including Russia, which belong to the Rescue States, were 77.0% and 55.5%, respectively, of the levels in the late Soviet period.…”

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Transition strategy, corporate exploitation, and state capture: An empirical analysis of the former Soviet states

Iwasaki

Suzuki

2007

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“…However, "commanding heights" (first of all, the banking sector) of the economy remains in the grip of the state, which preserves its infrastructural power, and there are no billionaires (Iwasaki 2004;Norkus 2012: 123-124;Yarashevich 2014 etc. ).…”

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A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Patterns in the Acceleration and the Catching Up Performance of the Former Soviet Union Republics

Norkus

2017

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Mikhail Gorbachev's reform promised to accelerate the growth of the Soviet economy, leading it out of the trap of stagnation. Boris Yeltsin's circle of reformers also believed that shedding the status of empire would encourage Russia's process of "catching up." Nationalists from Soviet republics believed that the independence of their homelands would prompt similar economic effects. Did these hopes and promises materialize? Two measures are used to assess the economic effects of the dissolution of the USSR.(1) Acceleration performance: did the GDP per capita of the former Soviet (fSU) republics grow more rapidly during post-communist independence than in the late Soviet "stagnation era"? (2) Catching up performance: did fSU republics decrease the GDP per capita gap, separating them from the U.S. (fulfilling the promise to catch up and overtake U.S. which legitimated Communist rule in the USSR since 1961)? After dividing the fSU republics into two subsets ("success" and "failure" cases), multi-value qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) is applied to explore the explanatory power of differences in the models of post-communist capitalism, involvement in wars, and natural resource endowments.Keywords dissolution of the USSR -acceleration performance -catching-up performancevarieties of post-communist capitalism -qualitative comparative analysis (QCA)

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“…The first is demonstrated by Belarus and Uzbekistan, the so-called order states (Iwasaki, 2004), in which authoritarian regimes limited the extent and effects of state collapse and brought through much of the Soviet-era welfare system. This included centrally provided services and an important role in provision for enterprises, many of which also remained in state ownership and stayed intact through economic transformations.…”

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Inequalities During and After Transition in Central and Eastern Europe

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Pompei²

2015

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Evolution of the Government–Business Relationship and Economic Performance in the Former Soviet States – Order State, Rescue State, Punish State

Cited by 16 publications

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Transition strategy, corporate exploitation, and state capture: An empirical analysis of the former Soviet states

Transition strategy, corporate exploitation, and state capture: An empirical analysis of the former Soviet states

A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Patterns in the Acceleration and the Catching Up Performance of the Former Soviet Union Republics

Inequalities During and After Transition in Central and Eastern Europe

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