Institutions and the Reversal of State Capture

Bosnia and Herzegovina in Comparative Perspective

Bibliographic Data

ID11102016
AuthorsJohn Hulsey (James Madison University, Harrisonburg, USA, [email protected], corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume42
Issue1
Pages15-32
Publication date2018-04-09
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSoutheastern Europe (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0094-4467 • E-ISSN: 1876-3332
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1163/18763332-04201002
OpenAlexW2890251520
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited8

This paper examines explanations for corruption and state capture in Bosnia and Herzegovina in order to evaluate the importance of regional factors related to the transition from communism to liberal democracy and country-specific factors related to the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The paper shows that the overall level of state capture is best explained by regional factors, while the specific structure of corruption in Bosnia and Herzegovina is closely related to the way the war was fought and the peace treaty that brought it to an end. Reform efforts face steep and powerful opposition in the form of political and economic elites who have shifted from a focus on extracting wealth from the state to using state resources in order to maintain control and stymy political competition

Communism · Democracy · Development economics · Economic system · Economics · Language change · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · Treaty · Corruption and Economic Development · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East

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