NEP: New Economics Papers
Transition Economics
Edited by: J. David Brown
Heriot-Watt University
Issue date: 2007-09-02
Papers: 5
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In this issue we have:
1. Organized business, political regimes and property rights across the Russian
Federation
Pyle, William
2. Is the Chinese Growth Miracle Built to Last?
Eswar S. Prasad
3. Modelling inflation in China – a regional perspective
Mehrotra, Aaron; Peltonen, Tuomas; Santos Rivera, Alvaro
4. As SIMPL As That: Introducing a Tax-Benefit Microsimulation Model for Poland
Olivier Bargain; Leszek Morawski; Michal Myck; Mieczyslaw Socha
5. The Matching Approach on Expenditure Patterns of Migrant Households:
Evidence from Moldova
Robert Poppe
Contents.
1. Organized business, political regimes and property rights across the Russian
Federation
Date: 2007-08-29
By: Pyle, William (BOFIT)
URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hhs:bofitp:2007_018&r=tra
Abstract: This article explores the inter-relationship of collective action within the
business community, the nature of the political regime and the security of firms’
property rights. Drawing on a pair of surveys recently administered in Russia, we
present evidence that post-communist business associations have begun to
coordinate business influence over state actors in a manner that is sensitive to
regional politics. A firm’s ability to defend itself from government predation and
to shape its institutional environment as well as its propensity to invest in physical
capital are strongly related to both its membership in a business association and
the level of democratization in its region. Of particular note, the positive effect of
association membership on securing property rights increases in less democratic
regions. The evidence, that is, suggests that collective action in the business
community substitutes for democratic pressure in constraining public officials.
Keywords: collective action; property rights; political institutions;
business associations
JEL: D70 K40 P48
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