Polanyi, political-economic opportunity structure and protest: capitalism and contention in the post-communist Czech Republic
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DOI: 10.1080/14742837.2016.1235497
Abstract: Abstract Drawing on Polanyian logic, we focus on the gradual institutionalization of capitalism in the Czech Republic and the protests accompanying this process. We hypothesize that different configurations of political economy, or what we term… read more here.
Keywords: economic opportunity; capitalism; opportunity structure; czech republic ... See more keywords
Domestic Audiences and Economic Opportunity Cost: African Democratisation as a Determinant in the Recognition of China over Taiwan, 2001–2018
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DOI: 10.1177/0021909620926531
Abstract: This paper expands upon a hitherto underexplored finding by Rich and Banerjee’s 2015 model which finds that Taiwan has done comparatively better with non-democracies in Africa. The paper proposes that democratisation makes an African state… read more here.
Keywords: 2001 2018; economic opportunity; opportunity cost; democratisation ... See more keywords