Latvia's Transition to a Market Economy: Political Determinants of Economic Reform Policy

Intro -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- List of Abbreviations -- PART I: THE RESEARCH QUESTION AND ITS FOUNDATIONS -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Political Sources of Economic Policy Choices -- PART II: THEORETICAL UNDERPINNINGS -- 3 Transitional Dilemma -- The Democratic Sustainability of Marketization -- The Friction Between Capitalism and Democracy -- Economic or Political Liberalization First? -- The Case for Authoritarianism -- A Critique of the Case for Authoritarianism -- The Case for Democracy -- Beyond Dichotomies and Toward Consensus -- 4 Radical and Gradualist Strategies for Reform -- PART III: SETTING THE RESEARCH TASK -- PART IV: EMPIRICAL CASE STUDY -- 5 Latvia's Transformation Strategy -- 'Washington Consensus'-Type Standard Package -- Liberalization -- Price Liberalization -- Foreign Trade Liberalization -- Currency Convertibility -- Foreign Direct Investment -- Stabilization -- Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies -- Fiscal Policy -- The Institutional Frame for a Market Economy -- Legal Reform -- Banking Reform -- Restructuring -- Industrial Restructuring -- Restructuring of Trade -- 6 Privatization -- Privatization as an Economic Phenomenon -- Characterization of the Privatization Strategy -- Comparative Typologization -- Privatization as a Political Process -- The Political Modification of the Strategy -- Controversial Privatizations -- Political Control over Privatization by Law -- Stakeholders and Nomenklatura Privatization -- Restitution - A Double-Edged Sword -- 7 Economic Programmes of the Political Parties -- The Union For Fatherland and Freedom -- The Latvian National Conservative Party (LNNK) -- The Christian Democratic Union -- The Farmers' Union -- Latvia's Way -- The People's Movement for Latvia (Siegerist Party) -- The Unity Party -- The Democratic Party Masters (Saimnieks).