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When do neoliberal economic reforms cause democratic decline? Evidence from the post-communist Southeast Europe
dc.creator | Pavlović, Dušan | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-04-02T12:25:27Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-04-02T12:25:27Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1463-1377 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://rfpn.fpn.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/716 | |
dc.description.abstract | Do neoliberal reforms (notably, austerity policy) facilitate democratic decline and the gradual deconstruction of democratic institutions? I examine the democratic development of the Western Balkan countries since 2008 by focusing on the two most recent cases of democratic rollback in Macedonia and Serbia. Neoliberal reforms may create a preference to shut down democratic institutions, because such reforms are socially costly and politically risky. However, democratic backsliding is not possible without opportunity. I illustrate this with reference to the examples of Hungary and Croatia. Croatia implemented some neoliberal policies after 2015, but did not see a drop in its democracy score. By contrast, Hungary moved towards centrally planned capitalism, nationalisation and state interventionism (all opposed to the neoliberal concept of reform), and yet saw a significant democratic decline after 2010. The opportunity to dismantle democratic institutions was a consequence of an electoral gap (a difference in vote share between former and new incumbents), which enabled the rise of authoritarian leaders in Macedonia, Hungary and Serbia. | en |
dc.publisher | Routledge Taylor & Francis Group | |
dc.relation | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MESTD/Basic Research (BR or ON)/179076/RS// | |
dc.rights | restrictedAccess | |
dc.source | POST-COMMUNIST ECONOMIES | |
dc.subject | Neoliberalism | en |
dc.subject | hybrid regimes | en |
dc.subject | public spending | en |
dc.subject | austerity policy | en |
dc.subject | democratic decline | en |
dc.title | When do neoliberal economic reforms cause democratic decline? Evidence from the post-communist Southeast Europe | en |
dc.type | article | |
dc.rights.license | ARR | |
dc.citation.epage | 697 | |
dc.citation.issue | 5 | |
dc.citation.other | 31(5): 671-697 | |
dc.citation.rank | M23 | |
dc.citation.spage | 671 | |
dc.citation.volume | 31 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/14631377.2019.1607436 | |
dc.identifier.scopus | 2-s2.0-85065727436 | |
dc.identifier.wos | 000470588300001 | |
dc.type.version | publishedVersion |