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Public Support for Market Reforms in New Democracies

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Public Support for Market Reforms in New Democracies
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Susan C. Stokes
SeriesCambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:232
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 153
Category/GenrePolitical economy
ISBN/Barcode 9780521663410
ClassificationsDewey:338.98
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 43 Tables, unspecified; 32 Line drawings, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 17 September 2001
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Do people in new democracies undergoing market reforms turn against these reforms when the economic adjustment is painful? The conventional wisdom is that they will. According to 'economic voting' models, citizens punish elected governments for bad economic performance. The contributors to this collection, in contrast, begin with the insight that citizens in new democracies have good reasons to depart from the predictions of economic voting. If they believe the prediction that, with the transition to a market economy, economic conditions must deteriorate before they improve, they may interpret short-term deterioration as signaling that the transition is on course and things will improve in the future. If they perceive that forces from the past are responsible for economic deterioration, they may exonerate the government. With similar data-sets from three new democracies in Europe and three in Latin America, the authors probe the support for governments and economic reforms under economic conditions.