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100			_aKurtz, Marcus J.
245			_aThe political foundations of post-communist regimes: marketization, agrarian legacies, or international influences
260			_c2002
300			_ap.524-53.
362			_aJun
520			_aThis article explores the causes of differing post-communist regime transitions thesis that economic liberalization promotes political democratization. We explore this argument in light of findings from other regions that have emphasized modernization, agrarian class structure, and international influences. Our results are based on a multilevel design strategy, first analyzing data on 26 post-communist countries over a 7-to 9- year period using time-series/cross-sectional methods and then turning to a comparative analysis of four purposively selected cases to explore the casual mechanisms implied but not tested in the quantitative analysis. Our results suggest that faith in economic liberalization as a cause of democratization may be misplaced. However, there is support for the notion that large agrarian sectors are unfavourable to democratic development, whereas positive democratic conditionally from outside agents can play an important role in transition dynamics. - Reproduced.
650			_aEastern Europe - Politics and government
650			_aPolitics and government
700			_aBarnes, Andrew
773			_aComparative Political Studies
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999			_c53019 _d53019