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Institutional change is seen as a key factor in solving social and economic problems in both developing countries, and advanced economies. The transformation from party-state to market economy and from a monopolistic communist party system to democracy brings new insight into the debate about institutional change. The series of “velvet revolutions” experienced in the whole region provoked a true evolution of scientific interpretations of the institution building process.
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Federowicz, M. (2000). Anticipated Institutions: The Power Of Path-Finding Expectations. In: Dobry, M. (eds) Democratic and Capitalist Transitions in Eastern Europe. The GeoJournal Library, vol 55. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4162-8_5
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