Moving West or Going South
Economic Transformation and Institutionalization in Postcommunist Party Systems
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6247090 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Markus Bernhard (0000-0002-0030-1693), Michael Bernhard (0000-0002-4833-8807), Ekrem Karakoc (0000-0002-1186-4512) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-20 |
| Publication date | 2011-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Comparative Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0010-4159 • E-ISSN: 2151-6227 |
| Publisher | Comparative Politics CUNY (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5129/001041510x13815229366444 |
| OpenAlex | W2324186077 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 21 |
Patterns of party system institutionalization have varied widely across regions. In postcommunist democracies, weak party system institutionalization exists at high levels along three dimensions—volatility of representation, party extinction, and incumbency disadvantage—despite sustained economic growth. In these cases, the effects of economic restructuring are critical to electoral outcomes. A sample of democratic elections from 1990 to 2006 shows that postcommunist countries whose reform strategies minimize increases in inequality have more institutionalized party systems
Democracy · Development economics · Disadvantage · Economic growth · Economic restructuring · Economic system · Economic transformation · Economics · Electoral system · Inequality · Institutionalisation · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Representation (politics · Restructuring · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Unique citing works | 21 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,75 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 21 |