Public Policy in Transition Economies

An Institutional Perspective
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-032-54605-6
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 296 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 614 g

Reihe: Routledge Advances in Economic Policy

Public policies are usually carefully designed to address a particular problem, but they are also shaped and influenced by the sociocultural heritage of a particular country. This volume explores the origins of economic and other public policies in Central and Eastern Europe.

This region makes for a particularly interesting case because after going through a major system change – transitioning from a command economy into a market economy – many of the key policies were written anew. The contributors to this book look at key policy areas at the intersection of state and private sectors, including industrial, pension, energy, and competition policies. The chapters examine key questions such as: how did these policies evolve from the time of transition to their final form? What were the main drivers of policy conduct and factors influencing major policy choices? How does the historical context impact contemporary policy space? Throughout the volume, an institutional approach is adopted, according to which policies are perceived as the outcome of top-down design, filtered through social institutions inherited from the past. With this approach, this book presents a long-running assessment, over 30 years, of policymaking in transition economies, which were subject to profound changes throughout the period.

This book will be of interest to readers in institutional economics, policy studies, transition economies, and the recent history of Eastern Europe.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Grodzicki, Maciej J.

Zachorowska-Mazurkiewicz, Anna

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Makroökonomie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

I. Between institutions and policies – conceptual approaches 1. Institutionalization of economic policies in transition economies. Theoretical aspects and historical lessons Maciej J. Grodzicki, Anna Zachorowska-Mazurkiewicz 2. Great Transformations in Historical Perspective. Market and Class in England, Algeria and Poland Maciej Kassner 3. The state in a (post)transition economy: between neoliberalism and neostatism Marek Ratajczak II. Organized interests 4. Interest-Centred Explanation of Pension Reforms in Poland Anna Zabkowicz 5. Labour incomes and economic activity in Poland Adam Koronowski 6. Path of privatization and its risks for Ukraine Yurii Pogorelov, Yevheniia Polishchuk III. Framing of policies 7. Stages in the development of competition and consumer protection policy in Poland in 1990-2021 and their contribution to the foundations of Poland's socio-economic order Katarzyna Kaminska 8. Economic policies and entrepreneurial activity in transition economies from the institutional perspective as evidenced by Kosovo and North Macedonia Fadil Sahiti 9. Evolution of institutional determinants of innovation policy in Poland Karolina Trzaska, Ewa Gruszewska IV. Sectoral case studies 10. Intangible investment and governance quality in the new and old member states of the European Union Crt Kostevc, Tjaša Redek 11. Regulatory governance in telecommunications industry in Poland Renata Sliwa 12. The Hungarian energy policy from the system change to mature EU membership - adequacy with regard to current challenges Sarolta Somosi

Über Autor(innen)

Maciej J. Grodzicki is an assistant professor at the Institute of Economics, Finance and Management at Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland.

Anna Zachorowska-Mazurkiewicz is an associate professor at the Institute of Economics, Finance and Management and a director of the Doctoral School in the Social Sciences at Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland.