Politics of Revenue Extraction in Post-Communist States
Poland and Russia Compared
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2316992 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gerald M Easter (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 599-627 |
| Publication date | 2002-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Theory (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-5917 • E-ISSN: 1552-7476 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0090591702030004005 |
| OpenAlex | W2131783534 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 36 |
Since the late 1990s, a consensus has emerged among scholars of the post-communist transitions that an enfeebled state is not an asset but a liability to a transition economy. Moreover, it is now accepted that underdeveloped fiscal capacity is a leading cause of state weakness in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. This article compares the alternative revenue extraction strategies developed by state leaders in post-communist Poland and Russia. It stresses political institutional constraints to explain why Poland opted for a social pact with labor over household incomes, while Russia developed a system of elite bargaining over corporate profits
Asset (computer security · Communism · Communist state · Economic system · Economics · Economy · Elite · Market economy · Pension · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Revenue · State (computer science · Finance · Fiscal Policies and Political Economy · Law · Russia and Soviet political economy
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| Unique citing works | 25 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,64 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2025 (22) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 35 |