Reformers, Rent-Seekers, Free Riders: Systemic Transformation in Poland

Weber, Marion; Glapiński, Adam

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“…More specifically, because a dictator would be in danger of a coup from various groups, he must carefully observe what those groups have in mind and what their interests are (Weber and Glapinski 1992). Which groups must he observe?…”

Section: Transformation Dictatorship and The Role Of The Constitutionmentioning

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Democracy, dictatorship, and transformation: A proposal for a constitution-guided systematic change in formerly Soviet republics

Apolte

1995

Constit Polit Econ

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Abstract.A system transformation contains complicated social dilemmas and special-interest problems. Thus it is frequently suggested that democratic decisionmaking is inappropriate for introducing a market economy in the former socialist countries. In this paper I argue that this view rests on a nirvana approach, because it neglects the dynamics of authoritarian governments. It is shown that dictatorships tend to serve even narrower special interests than democracies and are therefore usually less likely to pursue a consistent transformation policy. However, a dictatorship could, under certain cultural and social conditions, have some advantages over democracies. But those conditions are barely present in the formerly socialist countries. Moreover, a dictatorship can by its very nature not be committed and cannot even commit itself to a certain public policy. Hence, there is only one instrument to mitigate social dilemmas in transformation countries: a set of constitutional rules. Some basic properties of a constitutional approach of system transfomation are introduced in the last section of the paper.

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Section: Transformation Dictatorship and The Role Of The Constitutionmentioning

confidence: 97%

Democracy, dictatorship, and transformation: A proposal for a constitution-guided systematic change in formerly Soviet republics

Apolte

1995

Constit Polit Econ

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Reformers, Rent-Seekers, Free Riders: Systemic Transformation in Poland

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Democracy, dictatorship, and transformation: A proposal for a constitution-guided systematic change in formerly Soviet republics

Democracy, dictatorship, and transformation: A proposal for a constitution-guided systematic change in formerly Soviet republics

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