When Informal Institutions Change Institutional Reforms and Informal Practices in the Former Soviet Union

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

When Informal Institutions Change Institutional Reforms and Informal Practices in the Former Soviet Union

Original language description

Book examines how, when, and under what conditions democratic institutional reforms affect informal institutions in hybrid regimes (that is, countries transitioning to democracy). Book analyzes the impact of institutional changes on the use of informal practices and what happens when democratic reforms succeed. Does informality disappear, or do elites and populations continue relying on informal structures? When Informal Institutions Change engages with a growing body of political science, economic, and sociological literature on informal practices and institutions. Book proposes expanding the analysis of the impact of institutional reforms on informal institutions beyond disciplinary boundaries, combining theoretical insights from comparative politics with economic and social theories on informal relations. In addition, Aliyev offers insights relevant to democratization, institutionalism, and human geography. Detailed case studies of three transitional post-Soviet regimes—Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine—illustrate the contentious relationship between democratic institutional reforms and informality in the broader post-Soviet context. Book shows that for institutional reform to strengthen, democratize, and formalize institutions, informal practices and institutions must be approached as instrumental. These findings have implications not only for hybrid regimes but also for other post-Soviet or post-communist countries.

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Type

B - Specialist book

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50601 - Political science

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2017

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

ISBN

978-0-472-13047-4

Number of pages

280

Publisher name

University of Michigan Press

Place of publication

Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

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