Latvia's transition to a market economy: political determinants of economic reform policy
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Latvia's Transition to
a Market Economy
Political Determinants of Economic
Reform Policy
Marja Nissinen
Researcher
VTT/Technical Research Centre of Finland
Espoo
Finland
in association with
SCHOOL OF SLAVONIC AND EAST EUROPEAN STUDIES
UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
Contents
List of Tables and Figures viii
List of Abbreviations x
PART I: THE RESEARCH QUESTION AND ITS
FOUNDATIONS 1
1 Introduction 3
2 The Political Sources of Economic Policy Choices 9
PART H: THEORETICAL UNDERPINNINGS 15
3 Transitional Dilemma 17
The Democratic Sustainability of Marketization 17
The Friction Between Capitalism and Democracy 19
Economic or Political Liberalization First? 26
The Case for Authoritarianism 26
A Critique of the Case for Authoritarianism 31
The Case for Democracy 38
Beyond Dichotomies and Toward Consensus 40
4 Radical and Gradualist Strategies for Reform 44
PART HI: SETTING THE RESEARCH TASK 53
PART IV: EMPIRICAL CASE STUDY 59
5 Latvia's Transformation Strategy 61
'Washington Consensus'-Type Standard Package 61
^ Liberalization 63
Price Liberalization 63
Foreign Trade Liberalization 64
Currency Convertibility 65
Foreign Direct Investment 65
X Stabilization 68
Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies 69
Fiscal Policy 70
vi Latvia's Transition to a Market Economy
• The Institutional Frame for a Market Economy 71
Legal Reform 72
Banking Reform 72
*| Restructuring 73
Industrial Restructuring 74
Restructuring of Trade 77
6 Privatization 79
Privatization as an Economic Phenomenon 79
Characterization of the Privatization Strategy 81
Comparative Typologization 87
Privatization as a Political Process 91
The Political Modification of the Strategy 92
Controversial Privatizations 95
Political Control over Privatization by Law 101
Stakeholders and Nomenklatura Privatization 103
Restitution - A Double-Edged Sword 105
7 Economic Programmes of the Political Parties 109
The Union For Fatherland and Freedom 112
The Latvian National Conservative Party (LNNK) 118
The Christian Democratic Union 122
The Farmers' Union 127
Latvia's Way 130
The People's Movement for Latvia (Siegerist Party) 136
The Unity Party 144
The Democratic Party Masters (Saimnieks) 146
The Political Union of Economists (Tautsaimnieks) 150
The National Harmony Party 153
The Socialist Party 156
The Social Democratic Party 161
8 The Political System and its Special Features 170
The Main Axes of Political Conflict 170
Socioeconomic Cleavage on an Issue Basis 172
Consensual Topics 173
Conflictual Topics 176
Summary 187
Evolution of the Party System 188
Centre-Orientation Despite Fragmentation 197
Corruptive Symbiosis of Business and Politics 201
Intellectuals' Schizophrenic Attitude to Democracy 206
Contents vii
9 Ideologization of Economic Policies 210
10 The Nationality Question 216
The Fallacy of Researchers 216
A Heterogeneous Minority and its Divisions 217
Peaceful Coexistence but Latent Tensions 223
Citizenship and Political Attitudes 228
Non-Citizens' League 236
Identity and Loyalty 239
Russian-Speaking Business 241
Ethnic Cleavage in Party Politics 244
The Decline of the Ethnic Cleavage 251
PART V: POLITICS VERSUS MARKETS? 255
11 Political Constraints on Economic Reform 257
Availability of Political Support 257
Political Feedback 260
Solid Ground but Minor Drawbacks 263
12 Reflection on the Theoretical Discussion 267
Notes 274
Bibliography 289
List of Interviewees 298
Index 300 |
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