ISBN:
9781403980663
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (267 pages)
Series Statement:
Political Evolution and Institutional Change Ser.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
303.37200000000001
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
A theoretical and empirical study of the problems of creating political and social trust in post-socialist countries.
Abstract:
Cover -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Notes on Contributors -- Preface -- Participants in the Project -- Introduction -- Part I Social Capital and Democratic Transition -- One: Social Trust and Honesty in Government: A Causal Mechanisms Approach -- Two: Honesty, Trust, and Legal Norms in the Transition to Democracy: Why Bo Rothstein is Better Able to Explain Sweden than Romania -- Part II Trust and the Business Environment -- Three: Measuring Trust in Transition: Preliminary Findings from 26 Transition Economies -- Four: Underground Financing in Russia -- Five: How Trust is Established in Economic Relationships when Institutions and Individuals Are Not Trustworthy: The Case of Russia -- Six: Establishing Confidence in Business Partners: Courts, Networks, and Relationships as Pillars of Support -- Seven: The Selective Use of State Capacity in Russia's Economy: Property Disputes and Enterprise Takeovers, 1998-2002 -- Eight: Mafia Transplantation -- Nine: Beyond Law Enforcement: Governing Financial Markets in China and Russia -- Part III Trust, Cooperation,and Success -- Ten: The Emergence of Trust Networks under Uncertainty: The Case of Transitional Economies-Insights from Social Psychological Research -- Eleven: Blindness to Success: Social Psychological Objectives Along the Way to a Market Economy in Eastern Europe -- Author Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z -- Subject Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.
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