An economic analysis of voting in Central and Eastern Europe

Abstract

The countries of Central and Eastern Europe have now experienced fourteen years of democratic rule and a market economy. In this time they have participated in a variety of elections while undertaking a series of economic reforms, which have had diverging consequences. This thesis examines the duality of these evolving economic and political systems and interactions therein. The common theme permeating the thesis is the investigation of the extent and form of economic voting in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe.