Ownership Networks and New Institutional Forms in the Transition from Communism to Capitalism
Ownership Networks and New Institutional Forms in the Transition from Communism to Capitalism
This chapter examines business ownership networks and new institutional forms in former socialist countries including Bulgaria, China, Poland, Romania, and Russia. It analyzes cross-ownership patterns among the largest firms in these countries and identifies the institutional changes that may help explain the evolution of small-world characteristics. The analysis indicates that states that have engaged in economic liberalization without privatization have developed the most pronounced small worlds while states that have not liberalized or privatized have not developed a small-world system.
Keywords: ownership networks, institutional changes, socialist countries, small worlds, economic liberalization, privatization
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