Political institutions and policy performance: A comparative analysis of central and Eastern Europe

Journal of Public Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 23-44

  Jahn, Detlef ^a   Müller Rommel, Ferdinand ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

communist legacy; internationalization and globalization; policy performance; Political institutions; veto player

Indexed keywords

COMMUNISM; ECONOMIC POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GLOBALIZATION; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; POLICY APPROACH; POLITICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL POLICY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EASTERN EUROPE;

EID: 77956301384     PISSN: 0143814X     EISSN: 14697815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0143814X09990250     Document Type: Article

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